This document defines key terms related to database and information systems including: - Fields which are the smallest unit of information in a database that form records. - Primary key which is a set of attributes that uniquely identify each record in a table. - Relationships between tables which allow data to be linked across multiple tables to avoid redundancy. - Functions and formulas which are used to perform calculations on data within a spreadsheet or database.

1. San Mateo Educación Superior
Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Afines
Bogotá D.C
2016
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2. A
 Acceso directo - Direct Access: Small files containing only the location of
another file, and in some cases certain parameters that must happen when
you run.

3. B
 Bases de datos – Databases: A database is a "store" that allows us to store
large amounts of information in an organized way so that we can then
easily find and use.
 BUSCARV – V LOOKUP : It is a function that returns a certain value of
belonging to a table column indicated as a particular index.

4. c
 Campos – Countryside: In databases, a field is the smallest unit of
information that can be accessed and they form a set of records
 Celdas – Cells : A cell in Excel is the intersection of a row and a column. A
cell can contain text, numbers, date, instructions, functions or other data.
You can also combine the calculation with data or instructions arranged in
other pages of the book.
 Columna - Column: A cell in Excel is the intersection of a row and a
column. A cell can contain text, numbers, date, instructions, functions or
other data. You can also combine the calculation with data or instructions
arranged in other pages of the book.

5.  Concatenar – Concatenate : It is a feature that serves to unite the securities
or specified cells.
 Correspondencia – Correspondence: It is a Word tool that allows us to send
the same letter or documents with personal data of each of the contacts
to all persons required to send this document.

6. D
 Datos – Dates : Symbolic representation (numerical, alphabetical, etc.) of
an attribute of an entity. A value data has no meaning in itself, but being
processed can be used to perform calculations or make decisions.

7. E
 Entidad – Relación - entity- Relationship: Is a data model based
on a perception of the real world that consists of a set of basic objects
called entities and relationships between these objects, graphically
implemented through the entity relationship diagram
 Etiquetas – Labels: keywords describing a computer document.

8. F
 Fórmula – Formula : It is a special code to introduce into a cell. This code
performs some calculations and returns a result that is displayed in the cell.
 Función – Function : They are tools that allow us to perform more complex
operations easily and with numerical values and / or text values.
 Funcion Y – Function Y : It is basically a function and its main feature is that
it evaluates a number of conditions.If all conditions are true returns TRUE. If
at least one of them is false returns FALSE.
 Funcion O – Function O: It is basically a function and its main feature is that
it evaluates a series of comparisons. If at least one of them is true, the
function returns TRUE. Only if all of them are false, it returns FALSE.

9. L
 Llave primaria – Primary Key : Is a set of one or more attributes of a table,
which taken collectively allow us to identify a record as unique, that is, in a
table we can know what a record is specific only to know the primary key.

10. M
 Matriz de comparación - Comparison matrix : A comparative matrix is a
type of organizer information in a more analytical sense, because not only
you put classifying information, and compare it may be a double-entry
table with specific indicators.

11. O
 Operadores Logicos - Logical operators : Operators are symbols that
identifies Excel with arithmetic operations and is the link between two
arguments.

12. R
 Rango – Rank : A range in Excel is a set of adjacent cells (one next to each
other) that can be selected to perform an operation with all equal.
 Registros – Records: A record is a set of fields containing data belonging to
the same entity repeat.
 Relaciones entre tablas - Relationships between tables: In a relational
database, relationships enable avoid redundant data.

13. S
 Serie – Series: It is a set of things or concepts, organized along a logical or
chronological axis of succession.
 Símbolos – symbols: The symbol is the graphical or figurative representation
of an idea whose meaning is accepted by informatic conventionalism.
 Sintaxis – Syntax : The syntax of a function in Excel refers to the
arrangement and order of the function and its arguments.

14. T
 Tabla – Table : A data table analyzes a set of values and determine
possible results.

15. V
 Valores – Values: A value can be virtually any kind of data as a data type,
a string, a digit, a letter etc.
 Vista Previa – Preview : A view on the screen content will look like once
completed or printed.