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- 5. check, a database confirm that only textual characters are entered in a field.
- 6. Query Language, a query language used by many object-oriented databases.
- 7. database, a database type that organizes data into related tables based on logical groupings.
- 10. processing, the processing of database transactions in which the database is updated while the transaction is taking place.
- 13. the component of a database in which the database stores each category of information.
- 14. process to ensure data is organized most efficiently in a database.
- 15. transaction processing, The real-time processing of database transactions online.
- 16. in a database temporarily displays records that match certain criteria.
- 17. data, a Data that doesn’t pertain to one period in time.
- 19. form, used to control how new data is entered into a shared database.
- 21. check, ensures that the data entered into the field of a database falls within a certain range of values.
- 22. a group of related records in a database.
- 25. check, In a database, confirms that only numbers are entered in a field.
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- 1. integrity, When the data in a database is accurate and reliable.
- 2. size, defines the maximum number of characters that a field can hold in a database.
- 3. the process of ensuring that data entered into a field of a database meets specified guidelines.
- 4. database, a database that stores data in objects rather than in tables.
- 7. a group of related fields in a database.
- 8. system, a type of business intelligence system for keeping track of everyday business activities.
- 9. in a relational database, a link between tables that defines how the data is related.
- 11. language, a specially designed computer language used to manipulate data in or extract data from a database.
- 12. data Audio clips, video clips, pictures, and extremely large documents. Also called binary large object.
- 18. query, a query used to extract data that’s in two or more tables in a database.
- 20. query, in Structured Query Language, displays a subset of data from a table (or tables) based on the criteria specified.
- 23. key, in a relational database, the common field between tables that’s not the primary key.
- 24. key field, In a database a field that has a value unique to a record.
