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COMPUTER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
BCIS 1405
Business Computer Applications
ACCESS 2003: Chapter 1 Assignment Sheet – Session 24
Exploring Microsoft Office XP Volume I
Chapter 1 (Page 497 - 543)
Introduction to Microsoft Access: What is a Database?
Objectives:
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Define the terms field, record, table, and database.
Describe the Database window and objects in an Access database.
Add, edit, and delete records within a table; use the Find command to locate a specific record.
Explain the importance of data validation in table maintenance.
Apply a filter (by form or by selection) to a table; sort a table on one or more fields.
Describe a relational database; identify the one-to-many relationships that exist within a database.
Hands-on Assignments
Hands-on Exercise 1: Introduction to Access
Complete all the steps. (Pages 503 - 514) Use Figure 1.4 (a – l) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 2: Filters, and Sorting
Complete all the steps. (Pages 517 - 522) Use Figure 1.6 (a – f) as a guide in the exercise.
Hands-on Exercise 3: A Look Ahead
Complete all the steps. (Pages 525 - 531) Use Figure 1.8 (a – g) as a guide in the exercise.
Review the SUMMARY, KEY WORDS AND CONCEPTS and MULTIPLE CHOICE sections at the end of Chapter 1.
Lab Assignments
Practice With MS Access 2003:
1. Page 537 #3 (a – g). (Use Figure 1.11 as a guide). Use the Chapter 1 Practice 3 database on your data
disk. Place results into your Notebook.
2. Page 538 #4 (a – f). (Use Figure 1.12 as a guide) Use the Chapter 1 Practice 4 database on your data
disk. Place results into your Notebook.