Glossary of Terms -Database concepts

1. Data from a database that has been processed and presented on a page in a way that makes it information. Designed for hardcopy. (7)
4. A feature of a DBMS that provides each application or user with specific access rights and views of the database. (5)
5. When the computer software checks that data entered is sensible. (10)
7. A real world object, about which data is stored in a database, corresponds to a table in the relational database. (6)
8. A collection of data organised into records and fields within a relational database. A table represents a real-world entity. (5)

2. A field in a table that uniquely identifies a record. (7, 3)
3. An interactive window used for data entry. Usually includes validation routines. (4)
6. A persistent organised store of data. (8)
9. One specific data item being stored such as surname or shoe size. (5)
10. Stands for Database Management System, the system that separates the applications from the data and provides features that allow database systems to be created, interrogated and maintained. (4)

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