Database
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- File
- Information on a particular topic.
- Numeric
- This field can store numbers 0-9
- Record
- Information on an object or person stored in the file.
- Complex Sort
- Sort on more than one field.
- Keyword
- Word(s) or phrases that are searchable in any field of a record.
- Database
- A structured and organised collection of data, which can be searched and sorted.
- Text
- This field can store letters of the alphabet and numbers 0-9
- Simple Search
- Search on only one field.
- Date
- This field can store dates, e.g. 25/12/05 or 25 December 2005-11-08
- Computed
- The field automatically calculates the contents of the field using values from other fields.
- Graphic
- This field can store pictures
- Time
- This field can store times, e.g. 13:05 or 1:05 pm
- Field
- An item of data within a record
- Complex Search
- Search on more than one field.
- Simple Sort
- Sort on only one field
- Layout
- Card and Table are forms of these