1. Database - is a collection of data, or information , related to a specific subject and kept together in a file.


2. Database Object - provides a structure through which you can store your data.


3. Database Window - used to access database objects contained in the database.


4. Datasheet - is the row-and-column-format.


5. Datasheet View - to add, modify, or delete data in a table or query.


6. Design View - to set or change the structure of any object.


7. Field - Every row is a unique record that contains all the data for a particular item.


8. Form - a window into the data on one or more tables.


9. Form View - commonly used because it allows you to view the fields for only one record at a time.


10. Print Preview - allows you to see how the data will look when you print a report.


11. Query - looks like a table, but it doesn't contain any data contain any data itself; instead, it displays only specific data from tables based on the criteria you supply.


12. Record - every row that contains all the data for a particular item.


13. Record Selector - you can select an entire record by clicking the record selector, a small gray box to the left of each record.


14. Relational Database - allows you to store categories of data in separate tables, yet combine data from any of the tables.


15. Report - a professional-looking printout of database data that usually contains summary information.


16. Table - is the only object in an Access database that contains data.