Appendix A. Answers to Quizzes

Day 1

1.

What’s it called when a primary key field is the linked field in another table?

Answer:

Foreign Key.

2.

Would you classify the following statement as data or information? “In the last election, Republicans outvoted Democrats 5 to 3.”

Answer:

Information.

3.

Would you agree with the statement “Because Access is a relational database, there is no need to backup its files”?

Answer:

No, backup instead.

4.

Can Access dynamically shrink the database to reflect deleted data?

Answer:

No, it will not automatically. However, by turning on the Compact on Close feature, it will. This option is under Tools, Options and on the General tab of the Options dialog.

Day 2

1.

What Access object is optimized for display of data on a screen? A ...

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