1
Q
- Ch 3. p 119. What is a field that uses GLOBAL STORAGE?
A
A field that uses global storage CONTAINS ONLY ONE VALUE that is SHARED across all records.
2
Q
- A GLOBAL FIELD is NOT:
A
A COLUMN on a table at all.
3
Q
- What is a GLOBAL FIELD?
A
It is a SINGLE BIT OF STORAGE that can hold one value, NO MATTER how many RECORDS you have.
4
Q
- What happens if you change the contents of a GLOBAL FIELD?
A
FM instantly changes it in EVERY OTHER RECORD as well.
5
Q
- What is a REPEATING FIELD?
A
It is NOT your friend, is more trouble than it is worth. It is a holdover from the past that can hold more than one value.
6
Q
- What is INDEXING?
A
FM takes notes on your FIELDS IN ADVANCE, so that when you enter FIND MODE, the hard work is already done and your find goes that much faster.
7
Q
- How do you control INDEXING?
A
In the OPTIONS FOR FIELD storage, choose NONE, MINIMAL, or ALL.
8
Q
- FM uses the FIELD INDEX when you do a FIND from FIND MODE, but not when you use:
A
the FIND/REPLACE command, because the INDEX points FM to a record, but FIND/REPLACE does not find records.
