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Getting Started with Access 2007 - Unit A
Microsoft Office 2007 - Premium Video Edition
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
10/24/2010

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Term

Table

Definition

 

 

A collection of records for a single subject, such as all of the customer records, is called a(n) ____.

Term

Form

Definition

 

 

A(n) ____________________ object provides an easy-to-use data entry screen.

Term

Form

Definition

 

 

 

A(n) ____________________ object provides an easy-to-use data entry screen.

Term

2 GB

Definition

 

An Access database is able to store any number of records up to ____________________ gigabytes.

Term

FALSE

Definition

An Access database may be as large as 200 gigabytes.

True or False?

Term

FALSE

Definition

If Access assumes that you are attempting to make changes to a field value, you are in Navigation mode.

True or False?

Term

TRUE

Definition

 

 

In Access, data entry screens are called forms.

 

True or False?

Term

 

Database

Definition
Microsoft Office Access can best be described as ____ software.
Term

 

Database

Definition
Microsoft Office Access can best be described as ____ software.
Term

 

Cntrl End

Definition
Press this keystroke combination to move focus to the last field of the last record.
Term

TRUE

Definition

Pressing [Ctrl][;] will insert the current date.

True or False?

Term

TRUE

Definition

Tables contain all of the data in the database.

True or False?

Term

Objects

Definition
Tables, queries, and modules are examples of Access ____.
Term

TRUE

Definition
The [Esc] key will only affect the current field being edited. True or False?
Term

TRUE

Definition

The [F2] key switches between Edit and Navigation modes.

True or False?

Term

FALSE

Definition

The navigation bar is found at the top of the datasheet.

True or False?

Term

FALSE

Definition
The Navigation buttons on a datasheet display the total number of fields in the datasheet. True or False?
Term

FORM

Definition
This Access object provides an easy-to-use data entry screen.
Term

TRUE

Definition

Values in an AutoNumber field cannot be edited.

True or False?

Term

FALSE

Definition
When creating a database using an Access template, you must remember that field names cannot be altered later. True or False?
Term

FALSE

Definition
When creating a database using an Access template, you must remember that field names cannot be altered later. True or False?
Term

AutoNumber

Definition
Which data type is used to sequentially order each record added to a table?
Term

 

Hyperlink

Definition
Which data type stores Web addresses?
Term

 

Calculations on groups of records

Definition
Which is NOT a feature of Access reports?
Term
The ability to enter data through a data entry screen
Definition
Which is NOT a feature of Access reports?
Term

 

Formula

Definition
Which of the following is not a Data Type?
Term

 

[Home]

Definition
Which shortcut key moves focus to the first field of the current record?
Term

 

E. [Home]

Definition
E. First field of the current record
Term

 

B. [Tab]

Definition
B. Next field of the current record
Term

 

F. [End]

Definition
F. Last field of the current record
Term

 

A. [left arrow]

Definition
A. Previous field of the current record
Term

 

D. [Ctrl][End]

Definition
D. Last field of the last record
Term

 

C. [up arrow]

Definition
C. Current field of the previous record
Term

 

H. [Ctrl][Home]

Definition
H. First field of the first record
Term

 

G. [down arrow]

Definition
G. Current field of the next record
Term

Table

Definition
A table contains all of the raw data within the database.
Term

 

Query

Definition
A query is a method of asking questions about the data.
Term

 

Form

Definition
A form provides a convenient way to enter data.
Term

 

Report

Definition
A report is a customized format for printing data from one or more tables.
Term
What are the advantages of database software such as Access over spreadsheet software such as Excel?
Definition

1.  Data entry is faster and easier.

2.  Information is more accurate, reliable and consistent. 3.  Information can be viewed and sorted in multiple ways.

4.  Information is more secure.

5.  Information can be shared among several users.

6.  Duplicate data entry is minimized.

Term

 

 Control End

Definition

Press this keystroke combination

to move focus to the last field

of the last record.

Term

 

Form

Definition

 

This Access object provides an

easy-to-use data entry screen.

Term
Database
Definition
Microsoft Office Access can best be described as ____ software.
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