Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 - MaidToOrder
The database for a cleaning service company contains the following table, named tblCustomer, that includes customer invoice data. The InvoiceNum, CustomerNum, and InvoicePaid fields contain text. The InvoiceDate field contains dates. The InvoiceAmt field contains numbers.
You are responsible for connecting the Access database that contains the tblCustomer table to an application. You must first use the Data Source Configuration Wizard to ____.
A) test to see if the database is connected to the application
B) add a new data source
C) preview the contents of the dataset
D) bind the controls to the dataset

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Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 - MaidToOrder
The database for a cleaning service company contains the following table, named tblCustomer, that includes customer invoice data. The InvoiceNum, CustomerNum, and InvoicePaid fields contain text. The InvoiceDate field contains dates. The InvoiceAmt field contains numbers.
 You are responsible for connecting the Access database that contains the tblCustomer table to an application. You must first use the Data Source Configuration Wizard to ____.
A) test to see if the database is connected to the application 
B) add a new data source 
C) preview the contents of the dataset 
D) bind the controls to the dataset

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Data Source Configuration Wizard is used to add a new data source, which is the first step in connecting the Access database to an application. While testing the connection, previewing dataset contents, and binding controls to the dataset are important steps in the process, they come after adding the data source.