EXAM 3 Flashcards
Access
Access (AC 1): A computer program that is used to enter, maintain, and retrieve related data in a database.
Access Window
Access window (AC 3): The program window that appears when you create a new database or open an existing database.
Add & Delete group
Add & Delete group (AC 2): Contains options for adding different types of fields, including text and currency, to a table.
All Access Objects
The default category in the navigation pane which lists all the database objects in the pane.
Autonumber
An Access data type that automatically assigns a unique number to a record
Backing
Backing up a database is the process of making a copy of the database file to protects your database against loss or damage.
Click to Add Column
Provides another way for you to add new fields to a table.
Column Selector
AKA field selector; selects the entire row which you then can manipulate
Common Field
What is used to connect the records in the separate tables that appear in both tables.
Compacting
Compacting a database rearranges the data and objects in a database to decrease its file size, thereby making more space available on your disk and letting you open and close the database more quickly.
Create Tab
Provides options for creating various database objects, including tables, forms, and reports.
Current Record Box
displays the number of the current record as well as the total number of records in the table.
Data type
determines what field values you can enter for the field
Database
A collection of related tables
database management system (DBMS)
database management system (DBMS) (AC 6): A software program that lets you create databases and then manipulate data in them.
Datasheet
Displays the table’s content in rows and columns, similar to a table that you create in a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet. Each row will be a separate record in the table, and each column will contain the field values for one field in the table.
Datasheet Selector
Click this to select all the records in the table
Fields Tab
Provides options for adding, removing, and formatting the fields in a table.
Foreign Key
A primary key field from one table that you include as a field in a second table to form a relationship between the two tables.
Form
A database object you use to enter, edit, and view records in a database.
Form Tool
quickly creates a form containing all the fields in the table, or query, on which you’re basing the form.
ID Column
The default primary key field for all new tables.
Layout View
In layout view, you can make design changes to the form while it is displaying data, so that you can see the effects of the changes you make immediately.
Pencil Symbol
indicates that the record is being edited