The simplest of all databases, also called a table
Field
A column in a database table
Record
A row in a database table
College_Table can store up to three courses for each student using the fields Course_1, Course_2 and Course_3
Course lengths are stored in the fields Course_1_Weeks, Course_2_Weeks and Course_3_Weeks
Common data types used in databases
Text
Number
Date and time
Currency
Logical
The database developer is responsible for choosing appropriate data types for each field
Advanced databases support a wider range of data types, including the storage of pictures, video, audio, formatted documents, links to data on the web or other databases
The database designer can program the database with rules to check every value as they are entered
