28. A method of selecting at least one record from a data base having a plurality of records, each record having data fields in predetermined categories, comprising the steps of: continuously displaying a plurality of categorical identifiers at respective coordinates on a display medium, at least some of said categorical identifiers being displayed simultaneously during at least a portion of the displaying of said categorical identifiers, and at least one of said categorical identifiers corresponding to a respective one of said predetermined categories; providing a group of data sets which represent a control list and each data set thereon represents a control command, and one control command is an output data command, the control list being associated with a control categorical identifier; obtaining data fields from records out of a selected category corresponding to a respective one of said displayed categorical identifiers and forming a dynamic list and said data fields, said data fields being converted into search terms; discarding all duplicate search terms from said dynamic list; sequentially displaying, one at a time, said search terms in said dynamic list upon sequential application of a scrolling control; selecting a desired first search term that is currently displayed and selecting another of said displayed categorical identifiers, both upon application of said select control; selecting at least one additional search term by essentially repeating the sequential displaying and selecting steps used to select said first search term; using the displayed and selected search terms as a search request; and retrieving from said data base one or more records matching said search request upon application of said output data command by displaying the data set representing said output data command and selecting said output data command data set via said scrolling and select controls.
29. A method of selecting as claimed in claim 28 further including the steps of: providing another plurality of search terms that are categorized and sequentially ordered into a plurality of static lists; wherein the step of continuously displaying includes displaying categorical identifiers corresponding to each of said plurality of static lists; and wherein the step of sequentially displaying includes displaying the respective search terms in the static list corresponding to a currently selected categorical identifer upon sequential application of said scrolling control.