Interesting Benefits of Microsoft Access Database

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Microsoft Access, commonly known as MS Access, is a database management system provided by Microsoft. It uses the Microsoft Jet Database Engine. It is an important part of the Microsoft Office Suite of application. MS Access provides the functionality of a database as well as the programming capabilities to generate easy to navigate forms. MS Access also helps you analyze large amounts of information and details, as well as manage data in an efficient manner.

Terms and Basic Objects in MS Access

Here, you will learn about important terms and basic objects in MS Access:

Database file

It is a file that can store the overall database. The file can be saved to your hard drive or other storage devices.

Datatypes

They are the properties of each field. All fields have one datatype, including text, number, date, etc.

Table

It is an object that stores data in Row & Column format to store data.
It is related to other tables in the database file.
All columns must have a unique name.

Query

Queries answer a question by choosing, sorting, and filtering data based on search criteria.
Queries display a selection of data based on criteria you provide.
Queries can pull from one or more related Tables as well as other Queries.

SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE are types of Query.

Form

It is a database object that can be used to create a user interface for a database application.
It can help you to display live data from the table. It can be used to ease the process of data entry or editing.

Report

It is an object in database databases that can be used to format, calculate, print, and summarize selected data.

Macros

They are mini computer programing constructs. They help you set up commands and processes in forms such as searching, moving to another record, or running a formula.

Modules

They are functions that you can write using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Benefits of MS Access Development Methodology

MS Access provides a fully functional, relational database management system in a few minutes.
One can easily import data from multiple sources in Access.
One can customize Access according to personal and computer needs.
MS Access online works with several development languages that work on Window OS
MS Access is robust and flexible. It can perform any tough office or industrial database tasks.

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