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IEOR 115 Industrial and Commercial Data Systems. Fall 2013, Lab 1. Animesh Garg PhD Student, IEOR. Intro to MS Access. D atabase creation and management program We will learn Relational Databases Implementation in MS Access. Access to MS Access. Install on Personal Laptops
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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)