LESSON 1 Intro To Database
LESSON 1 Intro To Database
INTRODUCTION TO
DATABASES
OBJECTIVES:
-Differentiate different levels of data.
-Distignuish the tools available in
Microsoft Access
-Create a sample database of students
information.
MICROSOFT ACCESS ENVIRONMENT
DATABASE – Collection of related facts and figures regarding one
subject matter.
TABLE – Part of database that contains data about one aspect of the
subject of the database.
RECORD – Instance or row of a table.
FIELD – Attribute of the record or column of a table.
DATABASE SYSTEM – A database system is a computerized system
for storing data and presenting information.
TABLES – Contain data stored in the database.
FORMS – could be used for data entry or information display.
QUERIES – are specifications of data to be extracted from the
database.
REPORTS – Present information possibly summarized from the data.
PAGES – Present data in web page format.
MACROS – Allow for short but often used command sequences.
DBMS FUNCTION AND STRUCTURE
1. DATABASE ENGINE
– uses to create, read, update and delete data
from a database.
2. APPICATION INTERFACE
– It has windows and forms where users can
create databases and enter data.
3. DATABASE REPOSITORY
– This is where data are actually stored.
4. APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
– This is part of the DBMS that allows the user
to build programs that use a database.
DATABASE SYSTEM – Computerized system for storing
data and presenting information.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DBMS) – Composed
of a group of interrelated data and a collection of
programs that are used to retrieve and manipulate the
said data.
DATASHEET – In microsoft access, it looks like a form
where data can be entered directly into a table.