Microsoft Access is a database program that allows you to store, retrieve, and manipulate data. In most cases, the databases you would create and use in Access would be much simpler and smaller than any large government database. Nonetheless, the functionality provided by Access gives you many tools and features that IT professionals use everyday.

 

By the end of this manual, you will be able to create your own database from scratch, enter as much data as you like, and create reports based on your data.