DBM 380 Database Concepts Weekly Summary

Week 1

1. What concepts did I learn in Week 1?

In Week 1, we learned many new concepts explaining database architecture and what the difference was between spreadsheets and databases. Many of these concepts were taught through the use of two companies: Premiere Products and Henry Books. I have used Excel (spreadsheet) many times before and often found it difficult to manipulate the data the way I needed to. Sad to say, if I understood Access better and what it can do, I would have saved myself a lot of time and hair loss. After reading the information for the week, I came to realize that they are major differences between Excel and Access. Spreadsheets are more efficient at copying and duplicating blocks of information when you have...