1. MS Access

2. Access is a DBMS/RDMS DBMS = Database Management System RDMS = Relational Database Management System

3. For Example - A Retail Business Customer Info Vendor Info Employee Info Sales Info

4. Information Locations Customers - Cabinets in salesperson’s office Vendors - Rolodex on buyer’s desk Employees - Cabinets in HR office Sales - Ledgers in accounting department

5. Database In Access related groups of information are stored in a database file When you first start Access you create this file by giving it a name Database files contain tables of information which are the building blocks of a database You first design the structure of the table, save that structure or design, and then enter the data into the table

6. Retail Database Examples Customers Vendors Human Resources Sales

7. Human Resources Tables Employees - Name, Address, Phone, ID, etc. Departments - ID#, Name, Manager, etc. Jobs - ID, Title, Type, Description, Pay Rate, etc. Office Class.mdb

8. Tables Are The Building Blocks Records = separate rows of the table Fields = cells in columns which contain specific information Primary Key - field unique for each record in the table

9. Demo Time