The Fields and the Data Types

The Fields and the Data Types

1. To add new field, one must provide a name to the field. A Field name which consists of spaces, letters or numbers used descriptive name for easy understanding.

2. After deciding what specific field name to use, consider the following:

• Know the kind of value you allow in the field

• Specify the storage space allotted in the field

• The types of operations to be performed on the values of certain field

• Are the values in field can be indexed or sorted