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... database management sys- tems are rapidly replacing the paper - based filing systems that people used in the past to find information . The most common type of database used on PCs today is a relational database . The basic features and ...
... database management sys- tems are rapidly replacing the paper - based filing systems that people used in the past to find information . The most common type of database used on PCs today is a relational database . The basic features and ...
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... database , as well as to retrieve information from it . Although not all databases are organized identically , most are organized into fields , records , and files . A field ( today more commonly called a column ) is a single type of ...
... database , as well as to retrieve information from it . Although not all databases are organized identically , most are organized into fields , records , and files . A field ( today more commonly called a column ) is a single type of ...
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... database in a typical database program . Databases , queries , and reports are discussed in more detail in Chapter 14 . Queries and Reports To retrieve information from a database , queries and reports are used . A query is a question ...
... database in a typical database program . Databases , queries , and reports are discussed in more detail in Chapter 14 . Queries and Reports To retrieve information from a database , queries and reports are used . A query is a question ...
Contents
IN THIS MODULE | 4 |
Guide to Buying a PC R10 | 10 |
Summary 212 | 19 |
Copyright | |
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