19/12/2002 can contain more than one table, each with a unique name. These tables can be related or independent from one another. 19/12/2002 can contain more than one table, each with a unique name. These tables can be related or independent from one another.     Database information A collection of records that share the same fields is called a table because this kind of information can easily be presented in table format: each column represents a field and each row represents a record. In fact, the word column is synonymous with the word field, and the word row is synonymous with the word record. A database can contain more than one table, each with a unique name. These tables can be related or independent from one another. A subset of data extracted from one or more tables is called a recordset (or a DataSet in ASP.NET). A recordset is also a table because it’s a collection of records that share the same columns. For example, a hockey team roster listing the names and positions of the players could be called a recordset: it consists of a subset of all the possible information about the players, including goals, assists, penalty minutes, and so on.