GMetrix Exam GMetrix Access: Database Fundamentals 1

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Access?

Accepted Answer

Building and managing relational databases

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Creating spreadsheets for calculations

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Designing slide presentations

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Drafting and formatting documents

Question 2

What is a primary key in a Microsoft Access table?

Accepted Answer

A field that uniquely identifies each record with no duplicates or nulls

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The first field listed in the table

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A foreign key linking to another table

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The password protecting the table

Question 3

Which type of table relationship connects one record in a parent table to multiple records in a child table?

Accepted Answer

One-to-many

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One-to-one

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Many-to-many

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Self-referencing

Question 4

What is the primary function of a query in Microsoft Access?

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To retrieve, filter, and summarize data from one or more tables

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To format printed reports

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To create data-entry forms

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To add new fields to a table

Question 5

Which Access view allows you to define field names, data types, and field properties for a table?

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Design view

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Datasheet view

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Form view

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Layout view

Question 6

Which data type in Access should you use for a field that stores whole numbers used in calculations?

Accepted Answer

Number

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Short Text

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Currency

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