Data File - largest piece of the database, this is whole database
Record - holds all the details on the subject on one individual person/car/ whatever
Field - smallest part of the database, this holds one piece of information
Field Types - Text, Numeric, Date/Time, Currency, Graphic
Sort or Search
Complex - means you do this on more than one field
simple - means you do it one field
Example Answers
To find all of the blue eyed cats we would ...
Complex Search on the Pet Field for "Cat" and the eyes field for "blue"
To get a list in alphabetical order
Ascending Sort
Calculated/Computed Field
A field which uses a formula to calculate using the other fields.
How much memory does one character require.
One Byte!
