Databases

Question 1

What is a database?

Answer 1

Organized collection of data that is easily retrievable.

Question 2

What are record and fields?

Answer 2

Record - Horizontal; Field - Vertical

Question 3

What are the different data types?

Answer 3

Text - alphanumeric data (255 characters) 
Memo - long alphanumeric data 
Integer - numeric data 
Long - long numeric data
Single and double - define precision of decimal point
Currency 
AutoNumber 
Date/Time
Yes/No
OLE - Images, audio, video 
Hyperlink - links to other files and webpages
Lookup wizard - List of options