2. Data is a vital part of any organization. It needs to be stored,
organized, managed, accessed, protected, and manipulated.
Databases are used to:
Create a book
Track book sales
Set salaries and wages
Pay employees
3. Interface between the user and the database.
User requests the DBMS to perform various operations –
insert, delete, update, and retrieval.
Components of DBMS perform the requested operations on
the database and provide necessary data to the users.
Components of database are – DDL Compiler, DML Compiler
and Query optimizer, Data Manager, Data Dictionary, Data
Files, Compiled DML, and End Users.
4. Works with programmers and analysts to design and
implement the database
Work with users and managers to establish database policies
Implements security features and establishes database
permissions
5. A computerized database is a container of objects.
One database can contain more than one table.
For example, an inventory tracking system that uses three
tables is not three databases, but one database that contains
three tables.
Databases created in the Access format have the file extension
.accdb, and databases created in earlier Access formats have
the file extension .mdb.
6. Using Access, you can:
Add new data to a database, such as a new item in an
inventory
Edit existing data in the database, such as changing the
current location of an item
Delete information, perhaps if an item is sold or discarded
Organize and view the data in different ways
Share the data with others via reports, e-mail messages, an
intranet , or the Internet
To create a database in Access perform the following steps:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Database-Using-MS-
Access
7. Process of producing detailed data model.
Term can be used to describe many different parts of the
design of an overall database system.
Design process includes:
Determine the purpose of the database
Find and organize the information required
Divide the information into tables
Turn information items into columns
Specify primary keys
Set up the table relationships
Refine the design
Apply the normalization rules
