Q1 – What is the purpose of a database?

Justin BornsteinGroup 2

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Q1 – What is the purpose of a database?• As a database user, you play a crucial role in developing database

applications for your business or organization.

• Spreadsheets are good for tracking items with just one theme (as shown below) versus a database that tracks things involving more than one

theme (as shown on the next slide).

Fig 5-1 List of Student Grades, Presented in a Spreadsheet

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Q1 – What is the purpose of a database?

Fig 5-2 Student Data Shown in a Form, from a Database

Example and Explanation of a Database

• Microsoft Access