Starting ms access 2010

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www.free-ppt -templates.com • Describe database

terminologies• Understand database,

relationships and organizing data.

• Explore MS Access and its window.

• Know how to create, open and print a database.

• Learn to exit MS Access and know where to get help.


TERM DEFINITION

Record

It is the horizontal row of cell. It is a complete set of data pertaining to a particular person, place or thing. For example, the information in an address book of a person.

Field

It separates different types of data. It is the information about a person, place or thing. Each record is made up of fields. For example, a person’s name, address, telephone number, date of birth, age. Etc.

Table It is grid of rows and columns that contains data or a collection of fields that describe a person, place, object, event or idea.

Entry It is the data entered into a field.

Database It is a collection of all records related to a particular subject or purpose.

www.free-ppt -templates.com First, you must identify the

individual fields. A field is a characteristic od a person, place, object, event or idea such as name, address, phone number, etc.

Second, you must group related fields together into tables. A collection of fields.


• Allows you to create database structures.

• Allows you to add new records, change fields and delete records.

• Allows you to get answer to questions through built-in query language.

• Allows you to print formatted reports through built-in report generator.

A relational Database Management System or DBMS is a program that allows you to create databases and manipulate data with them.

MS Access is a DBMS where data is organized as a collection of tables.

The relationship between two tables in DBMS is formed through a common field.

www.free-ppt -templates.com o Is a relational database

management program that can create, format, save, maintain, retrieve and analyse volumes of related information or data in a format know as database.


1) Click the Start or Button.

2) Point to All Programs

3) Point to Microsoft Office.

4) Click on Microsoft Office Access 2010.

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