1. FOREST INVENTORY
SAFEWAY
STARBUCKS
YOUR SCHOOL
RED BOX VIDEOS
AMAZON
LIBRARY

2. Introduction to Access

3. What is a database? A database is a collection of related information.
Access is the Microsoft Office database program that enables you to organize, retrieve, and analyze data.
Database software allows you to create tables, reports & forms.

4. Examples of Database Uses:
Checking out a library book
Music playlist
Contact List in phone
Telephone book
Redbox or Netflix movie rental
contact list
Online ordering

5. Using Databases at School
Attendance
Grades
Discipline Referrals
Student Info
Parent Contacts
Library books
Naviance

6. Types of Database Objects
Table
Form
Report
Query

7. Create a New Database By default, a table opens in Datasheet view.
When you create a new database, the first step is to create a Table.
By default, a table opens in Datasheet view.
Both Access & Excel identify the intersection of a row and column as a Cell.
The default data type for a field is Text.
Only 1 database can be opened at one time in Access.
Field names are used for Column Headings.

8. Learning about Databases
Each row in the table contains one single record of the entire database.
Datasheet View shows the table data in a row and column format.
A field is a single piece of information in a database, such as a first name, last name or a phone number.
The primary key uniquely identifies each record in a table.
A database table contains fields and records.
The format property specifies how you want Access to show numbers, date, times, and text.
A record is a group of related fields such as all the personal information about a student.

9. Learning about Databases
A field property is a label that helps to identify the field
The report object organizes data in a specific layout
The form object makes is easy for you to view, enter, and edit data in a table.
When you enter data into a cell, you are making a(n) entry.
The query object finds and shows data that meet specified criteria.

10. Navigation and Database
Many vehicles manufactured today include some
type of onboard navigation system to help point
drivers in the right direction.
The pocket size computers used in these
systems include databases similar to the kind
you will be creating in Access.

11. Navigation and Database
These computers are called GPS Devices, (global
positioning system) and they collect radio signals emitted
from government satellites in order to calculate the user’s
position and altitude. Then, they interface with
commercial databases and display information such as
where the closest automated teller machine is located
or how long it will take to get to a specific location.

12. Who Uses GPS Devices? Hikers Airplane Pilots Farmers Police Boaters
Firemen
Military

13. Database and Fingerprints
Fingerprint identification technology is part of
the growing field of biometrics which identifies
people based on physical characteristics such
as DNA, fingerprints or retinal patterns.

14. Database and Fingerprints
During the summer of 2007 North Mississippi Wellness Center used a small biometric computer in order to read each member’s fingerprint. Members would put their finger on the biometric device in order for their fingerprint to be read. Once the device read the fingerprint, a picture of the member would appear on a computer monitor and the person was allowed to enter the Wellness Center.

15. Manual comparisons of finger prints by
looking through State and FBI files can take
as long as three weeks, but computer
database comparisons can make positive
identifications in only two hours if a
suspect is in custody.
The FBI receives
more than……
50,000 request
daily to
Identify
fingerprints

16. The Advantages of Using Access for Database Management Include:
Duplicate data is minimized
Data entry is faster and easier using Access forms
Several users can share and edit information simultaneously
Information can be viewed and sorted in many ways
Information is more accurate, reliable and consistent

17. How Does The Structure Of A Database Compare To Documents Stored In A File Cabinet
A Database is like the file cabinet because it holds the overall data in an organized way.
Tables are like the drawers of the cabinet because they hold related pieces of data.
Records are like the file folders because they hold sets of related data.
Fields are like the sheets of paper in the file folders because they contain specific pieces of data (information) that make up the related sets.
**Resource: Penn State Information Technology Services

18. Every Database Is Made Up Of The Following Structure
Tables
Records
Fields
Data Values
**Resource = Penn State Information Technology Services

19. Identifying the Parts of the Microsoft Access Screen
Open Recent Database list
More Link
Additional database template categories from Microsoft Office Online
Select this button to create a blank Database.

20. Tables
Tables contain data (information) about a specific topic or subject; holds records

21. Tables
Tables are the most essential element of a database because they hold the actual data.
A table stores data about people, places or things and they are the basic element in any database.
One of the first steps in creating a database is to create a table.
Below is an example of a blank datasheet where a table can be created.

22. Datasheet View
In order to create a table, select the View button from the Home tab. Most of the time, tables are created in Datasheet View or Design View.
The example below is Datasheet View.

23. Design View
Below Is An Example Of A Table Set Up In Design View. You Will Learn More About Design View As You Work In Access During The Next Few Weeks.

24. Every table has Fields, Records and Rows. Each Row Represents a “Record.”
A Record is the information for a particular topic. In the above example, the information or “record” is for Johnny Mitchell. What are the first and last names of the other records in the table above?

25. In the table below notice the column headings
In the table below notice the column headings. Each Column Heading Represents a “Field.”
Field
A Field is a category of information that is stored about each record. In the above example the arrow is pointing to the field, First. What are the other field names in the example above?

26. Parts of a Table in Datasheet View
Shutter Bar Open/Close Button
Field Names
This Database Has the following Two Tables:
States and Tours
Each row is a record.
This Table is open in Datasheet View

27. Top & Bottom Close Buttons
Notice the two Close buttons
Click the TOP button to Close out of Access
Click the Bottom button to Close only the table. Access will remain open.

28. Saving Records in Access
Access automatically saves new records and the changes you make to existing data (information) as soon as you move to another record or close the datasheet.

29. Form View in Access
A form is an Access tool that allows you to arrange the fields of a record in any layout so you can enter, edit, and delete records with ease.
Below is an example of Form View.

30. Advantage of Using Forms
Form View in Access
In a datasheet, sometimes you have to scroll left or right to see all of the fields in the table. Often this is inconvenient, time consuming and confusing. A form solves these problems by allowing you to organize the fields on the screen in any arrangement.
Advantage of Using Forms

31. Query
A Query in Access is a tool that lets you ask questions about the data (information) the database contains.

32. Queries
You build queries in an Access database to ask “questions” about data, such as which adventure tours are scheduled for June or what types of tours take place in California. Queries present the answer in a datasheet, which you can sort, filter and format.

33. Benefits of Queries
A query allows you to select records from one or more table and then present the selected data as a single datasheet. A major benefit of working with data (information) through a query is that you can focus on the information you need to answer your questions.

34. Examples of how schools might use databases:
Find out the names of students who have not turned in overdue library books.
The number of male students who have birthdays during certain months of the year.
List of students who are in accelerated classes.
Number of students who have been referred to the office during the previous month for tardies.
Number of students who checked out to go to the doctor during the previous month.