Field- one or more related characters treated as a unit and constituting part of a record

Record- a group of related fields

Table- A certain way to express information

Form- geographical representation of a table

Query- a combination of information from multiple tables

Report- way to present information in a printed format

How many databases can you open at one time? One

A database is an electronic filing system best used for larger and more complicated groups of data that require more than one table, and where it's necessary to group, sort, and retrieve data, and to generate reports.

Databases I use are Microsoft Access.

Application software is the set of programs on a computer that helps a user carry out tasks such as word processing, sending e- mail, etc. System software is the set of programs that enables a computer's hardware devices and application software to work together. The main difference between application software and system software is, application software is software that allows you to perform operation on your computer in a way. They are the operations that allow you to input information and view information on your computer. System software is that software that controls how your physical computer and information your trying to put in operate.

RAM stands for random accesible memory. ROM stands for read-only memory. Voliatile memory is temporary storage (RAM). Non- volatile is permanent storage (ROM).

A CPU is a central processing unit. When upgrading a CPU you need to consider how much memory your computer has and the expectations you have of your new CPU.

Three reasons:
  - Aviod hackers and viruses
 - Use the internet wisely (for research purposes: how to tell if an internet source is reliable)
 - Know how to integrate new technology into computers (software updates)