FileMaker Pro 8 Bible
Chapter One
What Is a
Database?
In This Chapter
Understanding
essential database
terminology
Comparing paper
databases and
computer databases
Looking at the
differences between
flat-file and relational
databases
Understanding
important FileMaker
Pro concepts and
terms
Discovering uses for
FileMaker Pro
Before exploring FileMaker Pro 8, you must understand
what a database is. A database is an organized collection
of information, usually with one central topic. In a computer
database (as opposed to a paper database), the program that
you use to enter and manipulate the data is either a database
program or a database management system (DBMS).
The word organized is a key part of this definition. Otherwise,
a shoebox stuffed with business receipts might be considered
a database. ... read full excerpt from FileMaker Pro 8 Bible ebook