What is an index? Why would you define an index in a table?

What will be an ideal response?


Indexes are created and used to increase performance. For example, if you repeatedly search or sort your data on a specific field, you could create an index to speed up the procedure. An index in Access is similar to an index in a book. It is a lot easier and faster to find a topic in a book's index than having to search through the book page by page to locate what you need. By creating an index for a field or fields in a table, Access can quickly locate all the records that contain specific values for those fields without having to read through each record in the table.

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Classes enable programmers to model objects that have ___________ (represented as data members) and behaviors (represented as )_______.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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____ is a special effect that is created by reducing the number of colors available for the image.

A. Blur B. Reduction C. Posterize D. Compress

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PowerPoint goes one step better by enabling you to ________, or make notations or marks on the slides during your presentation

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In the Datasheet view, Yes/No fields are displayed as a(n):

A) Spin box. B) Option button C) Action button. D) Check box.

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