Frequently Asked Questions on MS Access
What is MS Access?
MS Access is a GUI based RDBMS software developed by Microsoft. Data is stored in form of rows and column in a table. It is a very useful software for storing large amount of data easily. It is a combination of relational Access Database Engine (ACE/JET) and graphical user-interface and software-development tools.
Why MS Access is popular?
With the help of MS Access, Microsoft dominate the Desktop Database market. MS Access is popular because of its flexibility and user-friendly interface. Any user can work on MS Access with good knowlege.
Are MS Excel and MS Access same?
Though both softwares are used for data analysis but they are not same. MS Access is used for storing a large amount of data whereas MS Excel is used for storing small amount data and analysis. MS Access stores data in databases whereas MS Excel use spreadsheet for the same.
What are the components of MS Access?
There are mainly seven components in MS Access: Tables, Forms, Reports, Relationships, Queries, Macros and Modules. They are useful in data handling and visualization and modifying also. They makes working on database in MS Access easy.
What are the uses of MS Access?
MS Access has lots of uses. It is used for developing Web Applications and Application software. It is also used for creating front-end of programs. It enables user for performing repetitive tasks with the help of Macros.
What are the features of MS Access?
Microsoft implement many features in MS Access. It allows user to import/export and link data directly from other applications and database. It allows user to enhance a database with predefined templates. It has multi-valued function.
MS Access – A GUI Database
MS Access (also known as Microsoft Access) is a popular DBMS (Database Management System) software and a member of the MS Office suite, developed by Microsoft in 1992. Microsoft combines the relational Access Database Engine (ACE) with a graphical user interface and software development tools and developed the first version of the GUI database MS Access. It stores data in its format based on the Access Database Engine (popularly, Jet Database Engine). It can also import/export or link directly to data stored in other applications and databases. After the launch of MS Access, Microsoft ruled the Database Market beat all competitors (Borland, Fox, Ashton-Tate), and gained instant success and popularity.
Unlike an ordinary database, it is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) based database that enables users to create, manage, and modify the database and its data. It is an application software and a user-friendly database system. Users do not require any high knowledge of programming languages like SQL, MySQL, No-SQL, MongoDB, etc., to work on it. It is a graphical interface software. Users should know DBMS and MS Access to work on it. It is basically a type of RDBMS (Relational DBMS). It has table-like structure (a little different from Excel) i.e. rows and columns to store data in it and has all the features of RDBMS. We will deep dive into the topic.