Databases
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. database
A. The cognitive process of establishing a ___ proof
2. field
B. An organized body of related information
3. record
C. The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe
4. source
D. An operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
5. validation
E. A set of related records kept together
6. file
F. An instance of questioning
7. information
G. Signal that comes out of an electronic system
8. query
H. Information arranged in rows and columns.
9. search
I. A named item of information within a database record.
10. table
J. A written document describing the findings of some individual or group
11. form
K. A message received and understood
12. report
L. Signal going into an electronic system
13. input
M. The place where something begins, where it springs into being
14. output
N. A group of related fields describing one item in a database.