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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BANGALORE EAST

SUBJECT: COMPUTER SCIENCE


CHAPTER: LOG ON TO ACCESS (ANSWER KEY)
GRADE VIII
A. Fill in the blanks.
1. A Flat-file database refers to the data files that contain records, which have a small, fixed number of fields,
without any structured relationship.
2. A Table stores the complete data in a structured manner, i.e., in the form of rows and columns.
3. A Record has the values for all the fields that belong to a single person or an entity.
4. Forms provide a user-friendly interface that facilitates the process of entering data in tables and queries.
5. In the Design view of the table, you can enter the field names, their data types and description.

B. Write T for True and F for False.


1. A set of characters that represent a valid value is known as data. True
2. The rows in a table are called fields. False
3. An Access template helps in creating a complete application, which is ready to use. True
4. Forms collect the summarised data from one or more tables or queries and organise it in a printable form.
False
5. In DBMS, the data administrator has a complete control over the database. True

C. Application-based questions.
1. Samita’s teacher has given her a task to collect the demographic data regarding the cities of her state, such
as area, population, etc. She needs to organise this data in a tabular form. Which type of software can she
use to do the same? Database software
2. Hiral has been given an assignment to recognise and write the elements of the table in the provided space.
Help her in doing the same.
Fields
Records
Data
D. Select the correct option.
1. A b) Database can be used to provide a structure to the available data in a computer system and organise it.
2. A a) Relational database stores the data in several tables, which are linked together by their common fields.
3. A field describes a particular c) Attribute of all the records in a table.
4. To retrieve the filtered data from the database, c) Queries are used, based upon some conditions.
5. A a) DBMS is a computerised record keeping system that enables you to create, modify, store, and extract
information from a database.
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E. Answer the following questions.
1. Define database. Write two advantages of using a database.
A database is an organized collection of data. It helps the user to enter, manage, access and analyse a
large amount of information quickly and efficiently.

2. Name and explain the function of any two components of Microsoft Access 2019 window.
Quick Access Toolbar is present at the top–left corner of the Access window. It contains the most
frequently used command buttons.
Ribbon has the various tabs, each with several groups of relevant commands.

3. Define all the elements of a table.


The different elements of a table are:
Fields: All the columns of a table are called fields. A field describes a particular attribute of all the
records in a table.
Records: The rows in a table are called as records. A record has the values for all the fields that belong
to a single person or an entity.
Data: A set of characters that represents a valid value is called Data.

4. Differentiate between a forms and query.


Forms provide a user-friendly interface that facilitate the process of entering data in tables and queries
whereas to retrieve the filtered data from a database, queries are used, based upon some conditions.

5. What is the full form of DBMS? Write any two advantages of a DBMS.
DBMS stands for Database Management System.
The advantages of DBMS are:
DBMS provides the users with efficient and reliable methods of data retrieval.
It facilitates the reduction of data redundancy (duplication of data) and eliminates the need for
maintaining multiple copies of the same data at different locations.

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