Information Software Technology
- Database Definitions
Ascending sort - Arranging data from the normal low to high sequence; for example, from A to Z or from 0 to 9.
Calculated Field - A numeric or date field that derives its data from the calculation of other fields. The data are not entered into a calculated field by the user.
Character - A unit of information that roughly corresponds to a grapheme, grapheme-like unit, or symbol, such as in an alphabet or syllabary in the written form of a natural language.
Data - The quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, which may be stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording media.
Character - A unit of information that roughly corresponds to a grapheme, grapheme-like unit, or symbol, such as in an alphabet or syllabary in the written form of a natural language.
Data - The quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, which may be stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording media.
Data Analysis - The process of transforming raw data into usable information, often presented in the form of a published analytical article, in order to add value to the statistical output.
Database - A structured set of data held in a computer, especially one that is accessible in various ways.
Database Management System - Software that handles the storage, retrieval, and updating
of data in a computer
