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LESSON 1 Intro To Database

This lesson introduces databases, focusing on Microsoft Access and its components such as tables, records, fields, and the database management system (DBMS). It outlines the objectives of differentiating data levels, utilizing Access tools, and creating a sample student database. Key functions of a DBMS, including the database engine, application interface, and data repository, are also discussed.

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LESSON 1 Intro To Database

This lesson introduces databases, focusing on Microsoft Access and its components such as tables, records, fields, and the database management system (DBMS). It outlines the objectives of differentiating data levels, utilizing Access tools, and creating a sample student database. Key functions of a DBMS, including the database engine, application interface, and data repository, are also discussed.

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LESSON 1:

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.

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