Access Chapter 2

10 September 2022
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In the accompanying figure, you can enter CSU10 in the ____ row of the Customer Number field to find all customers whose customer number is CSU10.
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Criteria
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To order the records in the answer to a query in a particular way, you ____ the records.
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sort
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To use the Report Wizard to create a report for a query, select the query in the Navigation Pane, tap or click ____ on the ribbon, and then tap or click the Report Wizard button.
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CREATE
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In the accompanying figure, you can remove a column by tapping or clicking just above the field name to select the column and then tapping or clicking the ____ key(s).
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DELETE
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The only calculated fields you can create in Access are those involving addition and subtraction.
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False
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To quit Access, click the ____ button on the right side of the Access title bar.
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Close
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A property sheet is a window containing the various properties of the object.
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True
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To enter a number in a criterion, type the number without any dollar signs or commas.
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True
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To find all customers whose current due amount is greater than $1,000.00, enter ____ in the Criteria row of the Current Due column.
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> 1000
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You cannot create a report for a query.
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False
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Unless you specify otherwise, Access assumes that the criteria you enter involve equality (exact matches).
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True
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To create a parameter query, enter a parameter rather than a specific value as a criterion in the design grid. The parameter must be enclosed in ____.
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square brackets [ ]
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Joining tables in a query creates an ad hoc relationship, that is, a relationship between tables created for a specific purpose.
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True
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A query that prompts for input whenever it is run is a dialog query.
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False
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In the accompanying figure, the Customer table was added to the query by selecting the table and tapping or clicking the Add button in the ____ dialog box.
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Show Table
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In the accompanying figure, you can delete the table by pressing and holding or right-clicking the field list and tapping or clicking ____ on the shortcut menu.
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Remove Table
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To view the results of a query, open it by pressing and holding or right-clicking the query in the Navigation Pane and tapping or clicking ____ on the shortcut menu.
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Open
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Grouping means creating groups of records that share some common characteristic.
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True
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Less than (<), greater than (>), and NOT (not equal to) are examples of ____.
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comparison operators
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To create a new query in Design view, tap or click CREATE on the ribbon to display the CREATE tab and then tap or click the ____ button to create a new query.
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Query Design
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To calculate statistics for only those records that satisfy certain criteria, select ____ as the entry in the Total row for the field, and then enter the criterion in the Criteria row.
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Where
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To sort records in a query, specify the sort order in the ____ row of the design grid below the field that is the sort key.
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Sort
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In fixed-width files, each record is on a separate line and the fields are separated by a special character.
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False
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To use the Expression Builder to create a calculated field, select the column in the Field row, right-click to display the shortcut menu, and then click ____.
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Build
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To print the results of a query that is open, tap or click FILE on the ribbon, tap or click the ____ tab in the Backstage view, and then tap or click Quick Print.
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Print
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To create a top-values query, use the Top Values box on the DESIGN tab to change the number of records to be included from All to the desired number.
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False
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The asterisk (*) wildcard represents any collection of characters.
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True
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A crosstab query calculates a statistic for data that is grouped by two different types of information.
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True
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To create a crosstab, click the ____ button on the CREATE tab.
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Query Wizard
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To save a query, tap or click the Save button on the ____.
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Quick Access Toolbar
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If the criterion for Current Due field is 0, the query results for this query will display ____ in the Current Due field.
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$0.00
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To re-use saved export steps, tap or click the Saved Exports button on the ____ tab on the ribbon.
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EXTERNAL DATA
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In the accompanying figure, the ____ line between matching fields in the two tables indicates that the tables are related.
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join
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In the accompanying figure, the lower pane in the window where you enter criteria is called the ____.
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design grid
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To export data from a query to Excel, select the query in the Navigation Pane, tap or click ____ on the ribbon, and then tap or click the Excel button.
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EXTERNAL DATA
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The ____ operator allows you to search for a range of values in one field.
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BETWEEN
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In the accompanying figure, press and hold or right-click the join line and tap or click ____ on the shortcut menu to display the Join Properties dialog box.
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Join Properties
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To include calculated fields in queries, enter a name for the calculated field, a(n) ____, and then the expression in one of the columns in the Field row.
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colon (:)
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The field or fields on which records are sorted is called the sort key.
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True
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When you sort data, duplicates are not included.
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False
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To change the caption for a field in a query, click the field in the design grid, click the ____ button on the Design tab, click the Caption box, and enter the new caption.
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Caption
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To find all customers whose names begin with S, enter ____ in the Criteria row of the Customer Name field.
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S*
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To create a parameter query that will prompt users to enter a city name as input, place [Enter City] as the criterion in the City field.
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True
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To restrict the objects that appear on the Navigation Pane use the Retrieval Bar.
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False
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You can export data from Access to the standard Word format.
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False
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To find all customers whose names begin with S, enter S? in the Criteria row of the design grid.
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False
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To find all customers whose returns are greater than $0.00 and whose book rep is book rep number 42, enter each criterion on the same row.
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True
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To indicate grouping in Access, select ____ as the entry in the Total row for the field to be used for grouping.
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Group By
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When you enter text data in a criterion, you must enclose the text in quotation marks.
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False
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The question mark (?) wildcard represents any collection of characters.
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False