Application framework database features:
Background (1/4)
n Data in a “database” is organized into “tables” (rows and columns).
Each row is called a “record”.  Each column value in a row is called a
“field”.
n A field value can be
n A number
n Text (of limited and of unlimited size)
n Graphics or other external data
n A date
n A pointer to a record in another table ("foreign key")