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