Tables are database objects that contain all the data in a database. In tables, data is organized in a row-and-column format similar to a spreadsheet. Each row represents a unique record, and each column represents an attribute of the record.
When you design a database, you decide what tables you need, what type of data goes in each table, who can access each table, and so on. As you create and work with tables, you continue to make more detailed decisions about them.
The following sections introduce other database objects used with tables and describe the ways you can use these objects to create and work with tables.