Chapter 7. Linking, Importing, and Exporting Tables
Undoubtedly, more than 90 percent of personal computer users have data that can be processed through database management techniques. Any data that a computer can arrange in tabular form—even tables in word processing files—can be converted to database tables. The strength of a relational database management system (RDBMS) lies in its capability to handle large numbers of individual pieces of data stored in tables, and to relate the pieces of data in a meaningful way.
PC users acquire RDBMSs when the amount of data created exceeds the application's capability to manipulate the data effectively. A common example is a large mailing list created in a word processing application. As the number of ...
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