CHAPTER 11

Overview of MS-Access 2007

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
  • How to use MS-Access.
  • Knowing elements of MS-Access.
  • Managing data using form.
  • Displaying data using reports.
  • Designing and writing queries.
  • Creating macros.
  • Creating switchboard.
11.1 MS-ACCESS AS AN RDBMS

MS-Access is a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) which allows us to define and manage relationships between tables using primary and foreign keys.

Using MS-Access, we can write queries, create forms to manage data, create reports, write macros to execute list of instructions in a sequence, etc. These elements are created within Access database files.

We can use various controls to design forms and reports. The queries, tables, forms and reports are imported and exported ...

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