CV (curriculum vitae) - brief account of one's previous career;
Resume - a summary (particularly of one's CV)
-Concise Oxford Dictionary
From what you describe I would think that you are talking of a CV. The sort of thing containing lots of details of who you are and what you've done and which you might take to an interview.
A resume should be kept to a page (or 2 at the most), kept simple and list only infromation relevant to the position (being vice captain of the grade 3 soccer team doesn't seem to turn on those who hire pilots
). It can be accompanied by a short covering letter but be wary of trying to cram too much information onto too many pages of your resume. If it looks too hard to read it will end up in the "big round filing cabinet" never to be seen again.
A concise, simple resume followed by a phone call or e-mail will do more to get you the interview than posting off a CV that uses reams of paper to try to convince your prospective employer.
Also, try Googling CV and resume. You'll be surprised at the amount of useful information you can find.