The document introduces the main components of a Microsoft Access database, including tables, which store data about specific topics; forms, which provide a user interface for entering and viewing table data; queries, which extract specific data from tables; and reports, which display formatted data from tables or queries for printing. Tables, forms, queries, and reports are the main database objects that make up an Access database application and allow users to efficiently store, organize, and report on large amounts of relational data.
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MS Access
The document introduces the main components of a Microsoft Access database, including tables, which store data about specific topics; forms, which provide a user interface for entering and viewing table data; queries, which extract specific data from tables; and reports, which display formatted data from tables or queries for printing. Tables, forms, queries, and reports are the main database objects that make up an Access database application and allow users to efficiently store, organize, and report on large amounts of relational data.
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INTRODUCTION TO MS
ACCESS Introduction
What’s Access? Access is a relational database application designed to handle thousand or a few records depending upon the user needs
Access can simply list a collection of names and
addresses in a single table, or manage complex relationships between data that pan several tables Before we continue Excel vs Access Excel vs Access Excel vs Access Excel vs Access Back to topic…
In Access, a database application is
composed of database objects, which are: Tables Forms Queries Reports Table…
A table is a collection of data about a specific
topic, such as students or contacts. Using a separate table for each topic means that you store that data only once, which makes your database more efficient, and reduces data-entry errors Table… Forms…
Forms are layout documents that use
special object types, called controls, to provide access to table data Forms provide a user interface for database tables. They are used as the primary method of entering, editing, and displaying data contained in database table Forms… Forms… Queries…
Access uses a query to extract information from a
database table. You can create a query when you need ONLY a portion of the data form tables (or existing queries). Queries… REPORT… A report is a design document that displays formatted data from one or more database tables. Reports are designed for printing and distribution to an audience Reports are used to summarize large quantities of data into meaningful information using calculations, record lists, totals, and other reports objects Reports produce paper forms such as invoices and inventory lists Reports can be based on either a database table or the result of a query QUESTION? Which application used to work with database? a) MS Access b) MS Excel c) MS Outlook d) MS Word Which one from list below is not database object? a) Form b) Query c) Sheet d) Table