Question

Write, in your own words, a one-two paragraph summary on the Running Queries and Reports tutorials. Apply critical thinking and an academic writing style that demonstrates your understanding of the difference between a Microsoft Access database and an Excel spreadsheet by comparing the features of each and when they would be used as personal computer applications if applicable.

Answer 1

Running queries in SQL or structured query language interacts with a relational database. It is used to create new databases and tables, read the content of the database tables, update and also delete the content.

Microsoft Access is a database software but Excel is a spreadsheet application.

Step-by-step explanation:

Access databases hold large datasets that can be accessed from other platforms and generate automatic query while datasets in Excel are limited but it has comprehensive statistical tools for data analysis.