4. THE DATABASE APPROACH TO DATA MANAGEMENT
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5. WHAT IS A SQL FORM?
A SQL Form serves the same purpose as a paper
form.
Instead of being printed on paper it is drawn out by
the computer on the terminal screen and the form is
used to pass information to and from the computer
database.
The user types in the data to be stored or,
alternatively, the computer fills in sections of the form
with information requested by the user.
Just like a paper form, a SQL Form will have a space
for each item of data which is to be entered or
displayed.
Within a SQL Form each of these spaces is referred