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MS Access- Database Management System

1. What is DBMS?
A database management system (DBMS) is a software system for
creating and managing databases.
2. What are the advantages of using MS Access.
• No duplication of data
• Provides consistent data
• Protects data from unauthorized users
• Provides sharing of data
• Provides back up, and helps in data recovery in case of system
failure
3. What is MS Access? Explain its features.
MS Access is a powerful relational database management system used
for managing database.
Features of MS Access are:
• We can create tables.
• Data entered and stored an be easily pasted to spreadsheet for
further analysis.
• Any data stored in MS Access can be easily used throughout the
MS office applications
• Allowing users to extract data from multiples tables using
common fields.
• It provides excellent graphical user interface (GUI).

4. Define the following.

➢ Database: The collection of tables, records or files which contain


related data is called database.
➢ Table: The information when stored in the form of rows and columns
is called a table.
➢ Field: A field is a column on the table and defines a data type for a set
of values in a table. Example: Student-name, roll no etc.
➢ Records: A record is a row on the table which contains one item of
information.
5. What is Primary key?
Primary key is the column in a table which identifies a record uniquely.
Example: roll no, admission number etc.

6. What do you mean by data type? Give examples.


A data type determines the type of data that can be entered into a field.
Examples:
Short Text- Alphanumeric data
Long Text- Long amount of alphanumeric data
Number-Numeric data
Date/Time- Dates and times
7. Explain two types of table views in MS Access.
Datasheet View: It is the default view of MS Access. This view is used to
enter the data by clicking on any cell.
Design View: It is used to create or modify a table. We can add field
name, data type etc. to a table in this view.

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