While the database itself is a file of information, the Database Management System (DBMS) controls this information and its manipulation. For simple uses, the entire database consists of a single table and the DBMS minimal. Many users familiar with office suites may elect to use database-like features in spreadsheet programs for simple, one-table applications. Each row is a record and each column denotes a separate field as shown in Figure 1. Spreadsheet functions can perform manipulations on data ranging from simple addition to advanced statistical manipulations.