A database is a collection of information or data. At its simplest, a database can be a list of names and phone numbers, forming a personal phone book. Ability stores such lists in tables.
Tables can be:
combined to form relations
arranged in various ways to create queries
Queries are themselves formed from query components:
Sort Orders
Column Views
Filters
In turn, you can view a table, relation or query in one of three ways:
Grid view
Form view
Report view
A single database then, is a collection of one or more tables and all the associated queries and relations, which can be viewed in grids, forms, and reports. The Ability database provides an easy environment to manage all your data requirements.
The following sections explain the meaning of basic database terminology in greater depth.
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