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What is a Database Management System?
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Software that allows you to use a computer to create a database; add, change, and delete data in the database, ask and answer questions concerning the data in the database; and create forms and reports using the data in the database.
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What is a Relational Database?
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A database that consists of a collection of tables, each of which contains information on a specific subject.
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What is a Table?
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A set of elements that is organized using vertical columns and horizontal rows called cells. These cells store data and user information.
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What is a Record?
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The rows in a database table that contains information about a given person, project, or event.
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What is a Field?
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Contains a specific piece of information within a record.
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What is a Unique Identifier?
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A way of uniquely identifying each record in the database.
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What is a Primary Key?
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The unique identifier for records in a table.
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