Chapter 26. Inside Access 2013
Uses of a database management system
THE DATABASE management program Microsoft Access is now in its tenth version. Access 2013 traces its lineage back to the first version in 1992. That version was developed as an alternative to the database management system (DBMS) programs of that era, which relied on lots of programming code. Access, by contrast, had a graphical interface that made it much easier for developers and even nonprogrammers to manipulate table structures, lay out forms and reports, and create queries—all without using a line of code. Yet it was—and is today—a powerful relational database management system that works with many types of data sources in addition ...
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