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Database Management

Subject : it-skills
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1. A way of looking at a database object - usually looking at the design or at the contents/results






2. The persons or things that a database table is about.






3. A DBMS created by Microsoft - it is a collection of data and objects - such as tables - queries - or forms - related to a particular topic or purpose.






4. Two or more controls that can be treated as one unit while designing a form or report. You can select the group instead of selecting each individual control as you are arranging controls or assigning properties.






5. Arrange the records in a view set in order according to a particular field






6. The set of fields in a table which stores unique values and so any one from the list can be selected to be the primary key.






7. Data from a table - form - query which is displayed in a row-and-column format.






8. A location within a database table that stores one particular type of data i.e. a field






9. A query that displays a summary calculation - such as an average or a sum - for values in a table or tables. A totals query is not a seperate kind of query; rather it extends the flexibility of select queries.






10. a.k.a record






11. Contents of a Database: Tables of user data - Metadata - Indexes - Stored Procedures - _______ - Security Data - Backup/Recovery Data






12. DBMS (Database Management System) statements used to manage data (tables and other objects) within a database






13. A field data type that automatically stores a unique number for each record as it is added to a table.






14. An association between two tables in which the primary key value of each record in the primary table corresponds to the value in the matching field or fields of one and only one record in the related table.






15. The part of an SQL statement that specifies which record to retrieve.






16. The conditional expession that is to be used to select particular data records from a larger set of records.






17. An abstract model that documents and organizes the business data for communication between team members and is used as a plan for developing applications - specifically how data is stored and accessed.






18. A graphical representation of entities and their relationship to each other - typically used in computing in regard to the organization of data within databases or information systems






19. That structure which contains description of objects created by a user - such as base tables - views and constraints - as a part of a database.






20. A query ( SQL statement ) that creates a new table and then creates records in it by coping records from an existing table.






21. Dependency where determinant determines a list of values.






22. Stored procedures that may be configured to automatically execute (fire) when certain events take place.






23. The dominant database model






24. Candidate key selected for use.






25. One or more fields whose values uniquely identify each record in a table.






26. A value that is automatically entered in a field or control when you add a new record.






27. A section of a record containing data relating to one single characteristic of an entity; also called an attribute






28. An action query that adds the records in a query's result set to the end of an existing table.






29. A graphical representation of all entity relationships (Data Model)






30. Refers to the number of associations that can exist between two record types.






31. A value that may be assigned to an attribute when no other value applies or when the applicable value is unknown.






32. A database object that stores data in records and fields. The data is usually about a particular category of things.






33. One (or more fields) in a table that refer to the primary key in another table.






34. A query that copies data or changes data in some way. This includes append - delete - make-table and update queries.






35. Data about data.






36. A referential integrity constraint is a statement that limits the values of the foreign key to those already existing as primary key values in the corresponding table.






37. Guidelines set in place to ensure the trustworthiness of data over its entire life cycle.






38. A Key composed of more than one attribute.






39. A programming language designed for managing & obtaining data in relational database management systems (RDBMS)






40. Many-to-many relationships occur when each record in TableA may have 0 - 1 or many linked records in TableB and vice-versa.






41. Attribute that determines the value of another attribute.






42. A key that consists of 2 or more attributes that uniquely identify an entity occurrence.






43. An organised pool of related data files which can be easily accessed and managed and that may be used by a number of different application programs






44. This is a property of data which - when satisfied - requires every value of one field (attribute) of a table to exist as a value of another field in another related table.






45. A relation that contains no multivalued attributes.






46. The DBMS language component used to create - alter and destroy databases and database objects i.e. schemas - tables - views - sequences - catalogs - indexes - and aliases.






47. The components of a data abase i.e. tables - queries - forms - reports - pages - macros and modules.






48. A primary key that is comprised of more than one field.






49. A link between two or more tables.






50. A database computer language designed for the retrieval and management of data in relational database management systems (RDBMS) - database schema creation and modification - and database object access control management.