Ch. 12 Database Software

5. Structured collection of related information organized for easily locating and retrieving the data.
7. Contains information arranged in horizontal rows and vertical columns.
9. Collects information from multiple tables.
12. Method to find a particular value among a set of values.
13. View that allows developers of the database to set up fields.
15. Program that handles the collection, storage, sorting, reporting, and organization of data.
18. Occurs when a single piece of data is related to several other pieces of data.
19. Qualifiers on a query.
21. Field that will be used by the DBMS to keep track of records.
22. Displays desired information in rows with totals broken down in columns.

1. Contains information about specific characteristics of the entry described in a record.
2. Includes not only searching, but also finding and organizing the related details of records that meet certain search conditions.
3. Provides summary information related to other data within a table.
4. Displays data in table form.
6. Field that performs a calculation based on data within the same table.
8. Database object used to display only certain data one record at a time.
10. Collection of tables that have been joined.
11. Output of the database of specific information requested by the user.
14. Performs an action when it is run.
16. Primary key from another table.
17. Allows a user to create a query that can be easily updated with a given search term.
20. Contains information related to the entry in the first column of the record.