Deck 7: Microsoft Access and Database Management: Tips and Techniques

Question 1

What are the columns in a Microsoft Access table called?

A)Rows
B)Fields
C)Cells
D)Records

Answer 1

Fields

Question 2

How do you update Pivot Table report data after changes are made to the source data?

A)Save your changes, close the workbook, and then reopen it.
B)Select the Pivot Table worksheet and press F9 on the keyboard
C)Click the report, and on the Pivot Table toolbar, click the refresh data button
D)All of the above

Answer 2

Click the report, and on the Pivot Table toolbar, click the refresh data button

Question 3

In access, the best types of queries to use for data analysis are:

A)Select querie
B)Parameter queries
C)Action queries
D)All of the above

Answer 3

Select querie

Question 4

How can you add a table to the relationship window?

A)Select Tools>Add table from the menu
B)Select the table from the table list on the toolbar
C)Click the show table button on the toolbar
D)Select Edit>Add table from the menu

Question 5

What is the first step in creating a form or report with the form wizard or report wizard?

A)Selecting the fields that you want to appear in the form or report
B)Selecting the underlying table or query on which you want to base the form or report
C)Reading several screens of mostly useless information and clicking next
D)Selecting how the form or report should be formatted

Question 6

Which action will optimize your database performance?

A)Set the record set type to Snapshot
B)Use the compact and repair database tool
C)Create a replica of the database
D)All of the above

Question 7

If a piece of data is stored in two places in the database, then a

A)Storage space is wasted
B)Changing the data is one spot will cause data inconsistency
C)It can be more easily accessed
D)Both (A) and (B)

Question 8

A relational database management (RDBMS) package manages data in more than one file at once. How does it organize these file? As

A)Tables
B)Relations
C)Tuple
D)Both (A) and (B)