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Learn database creation and management using MS Access. Understand relational databases and their implementation in Access. Lab sessions cover tables, queries, forms, and reports. Deadline for quizzes is on Friday, September 13th.
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IEOR 115Industrial and Commercial Data Systems Fall 2013, Lab 1 Animesh Garg PhD Student, IEOR
Intro to MS Access • Database creation and management program • We will learn • Relational Databases • Implementation in MS Access
Access to MS Access • Install on Personal Laptops • WindowsGet from UC Berkeley Software Centralhttp://ist.berkeley.edu/MS-DL-instructions • Mac / *nixBootcamp / Parallels / VM • Use Lab Machines- Guest AccountsUserID: !ieor-e10-15, Pwd: zxc!@#123 • Still Facing problems? Meet me in OH
What are Databases • Collection of Correlated Lists/Tables
Why Database? Why not Excel? • Excel: Good for numerical analysis • No way of capturing Correlation • DB Maintenance is a problem? • Hence we need, Relational Databaseto create, maintain,search and analyzedata in multiple tablesat once
Main Features of Access • Tables • Queries • Forms • Reports
Tables • Data is stored as Rows and Columns
Tables • Columns = FieldsFields organizes data by Type • Rows = RecordsRecord is Unit of information: Tuple
Queries • Analyze data
Reports • Present data
Terminology Relationship View is NOT the same as ER Diagram from lectures
Quiz • Lab Notes and Quiz postedhttp://www.ieor.berkeley.edu/~ieor115/labs.html • Deadline: Friday, 13 Sept. • Reminder: Contact Report Due 9, Sept.Template Posted, please download and use it
How to submit HW/Quizzes • Pandagrader.com • You will receive a invite, Sign up! • Download HW template from Class Website (pdf/word) • Fill out answers in Assigned Spaceswithout changing Template • Submit as pdf on Pandagrader.com • Make Pdf using: Save as PDF,Scanner or Photo Scanner Apps (e.g. CamScanner)