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What is a database?
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a collection of info/data stored in the computer
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Where might you see a database?
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The doctor's office
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What does a database allow you to do?
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enter, access, or analyze info
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What is the info?
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A collection of lists - ex. a medical history
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How does Access org. info?
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uses tables ( like in Excel )
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What is the difference between Access and Excel?
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Access: analyzes and connects data; Excel: stores and organizes numbers
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What kind of database is access?
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a relational database - so info is linked together
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Can Excel make a relationship between the tables?
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No
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Because of Access's relationship, what can you do?
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Search and analyze info
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In Access, what are the columns called?
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Fields
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In Access, what are the rows called?
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Records
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In Access, what do you do?
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Create tables and then connect them
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In Access, when do you save the database?
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Before you add anything
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In Excel, when do you save the database?
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After you add something
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What are the three ways you can open Access?
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Blank, Templet, Existing
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What are examples of fields?
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Zip code, state, first name, last name, etc.
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What can you do in a datasheet view?
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Create a table or enter records/info.
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What is a design view?
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YOU CAN NOT enter info; you can ONLY create a table; you have advanced functions; you select data type and select field properties
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If you have a field recording today's date, what would you pick ( data type ) ?
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Date/time
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If you have a field recording salary, what would you pick ( data type )
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Number AND currency
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If you have a field recording an explanation ( paragraph ), what would you pick ( data type ) ?
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Memo
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What is the value of yes/no? ( data type )
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Yes/no - only
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What data types do you need to know?
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Text, memo, date/time, currency, autonumber, and yes/no
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How many characters ( letters, numbers, and symbols ) can a field hold? What happens if you leave it at the maximum?
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255; if you leave it like that, the program will slow down
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What is the primary key?
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A unique identifier for each record that allows you to avoid duplication
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How many records can a table have?
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1 or more
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What are rows?
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Numbers
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What do columns have?
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Letters
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Give an example of a cell reference.
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B2
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Explain the advantage of using a cell reference in a formula.
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If the value in the cell changes, the answer automatically does, too.
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Can rows and columns be widened?
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Yes
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How many worksheets does Excel have when you open it?
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3
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In Excel, one rectangle is called a ----.
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Cell
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The highlighted rectangle is called what?
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The active cell
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List 4 things you can do with Excel.
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Make a chart, a budget, keep inventory, and use functions
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What is the multiplication sign in Excel?
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*
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What is the division sign in Excel?
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/
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How could one find the website for Jefferson County Public Library?
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Go to Internet Explorer and type in the search box, Jefferson County Public Library and click on Jefferson County Public Library - Colorado
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Where would one search for a book?
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Click on Find Library Books and More
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How many different searches are there to find a book?
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10
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What is the difference between a search engine and a web browser?
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Web browser: NEEDED to open up a search engine; Safari or Internet Explorer are examples; Search engine: Google, Yahoo
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What does TLC-You See More help you find?
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The Develyn Library
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How many databases could you use to search country specific info?
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6
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How do you cite a book?
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Author's last name, first name, middle initial., book title., city published: publisher, year published * - remember: IT MUST BE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER!
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What are the 5 W's of website evaluation?
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WHO - who wrote it; WHAT - what is the purpose; WHEN - when was it created; WHERE - where does the info come from; WHY - why is it useful for your purpose
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