Terms

Field (as related to DBs) 

• A piece of information that is stored in a column. Verified by Google. 

Record (as related to DBs) 

• Information stored in a row. Verified by textbook. 

Query 

• A request to retrieve data in a database. Verified by textbook. 

DBMS 

• Software that manages data. Verified by Google. 

Data 

• Unprocessed facts/figures. Verified by textbook. 

Information  

• Used to prevent automatic line breaks. Verified by Google. 

Knowledge 

• Information used strategically to achieve objectives. Verified by textbook. 

Wisdom 

• Selecting objectives consistent with a set of values. 

Provide an example from Data to Wisdom as described in Unit 6's notes. 

• Data: 8 

• Information: 8 hours 

• Knowledge: That's a long time. 

• Wisdom: I should find something to do to help pass the time.