Download Chapter 17: Creating a Database Quiz Yourself Answers 1. A field is

Chapter 17: Creating a Database
Quiz Yourself Answers
1. A field is a single characteristic of a person, place, object, event, or idea.
2. A record is all the fields about a single person, place, object, event, or idea collected in a row
in a table.
3. Tables in a relational database are related through common fields.
4. The primary key, whose values uniquely identify each record in a table, is called a foreign
key when it is placed in a second table to form a relationship between the two tables.
5. The Data Type property restricts the type of data that can be entered in a field.
6. In Datasheet view, a table’s contents are displayed in rows and columns.
7. In Design view, you see the structure of a table, including field names, data types, and
properties, but no data.
8. When you create a new table in Datasheet view, the first field is the primary key field. It’s
named ID and its data type is AutoNumber.
9. The pencil symbol indicates that the record is being edited. The star symbol indicates the
next row available for a new record.
10. A property is one characteristic or aspect of a field, such as its name or data type.
11. The Caption property is what appears in tables and other objects in place of the field name.
12. A query is a question about the data stored in a database.
13. A form is a database object used to enter, edit, and view records in a database.
14. A report is a database object that shows a formatted printout or screen display of the table or
query objects on which the report is based.
15. When you create a form with the Form tool, the form opens in Layout view.
16. When you compact a database, you rearrange data and objects in a database to decrease its
file size and repair any errors.