Access Chapter 1

Database

• Describes a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data

Key Features of Access

• Data entry/update– Easy mechanism for adding, changing, and

deleting data• Queries– Ask complex questions concerning the data and

receive instant answers• Forms– Produce attractive forms for representing data

Key Features of Access Cont.

• Reports– Makes it easy to produce sophisticated reports for

presenting data• Web support– Allows you to save as HTML format and use on the

web.

Records

• A record contains information about a given person, product or event.

• Rows in tables are called records

Field

• A field contains a specific piece of information within a record.

• Columns in the tables are called fields

Unique Identifier

• A client number• Example – Social Security Number• Also known as a Primary Key