Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access is a database management system (part of the Microsoft Office suite of applications) that uses a relational database engine (Microsoft Jet Database Engine). It provides a graphical user interface and software development tools. Also, it has the capability to import or link directly to the data stored in other applications and databases.
Advantages
- Easy-to-use interface
- Beginners can create databases using a large number of templates
- Good for small businesses with small datasets and limited number of users
- Low costs
Disadvantages
- Difficulty dealing with databases larger than 2 GB in size
- Microsoft Access cannot handle large data requests
Components
- Tables
- Relationships
- Queries
- Forms
- Reports
- Macros
- Modules (used for writing and storing Visual Basic for Applications – VBA)
Development tools
- Access provides a graphical interface for database management, design and creating queries. It also provides two COM libraries for database interaction.