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Quackzilla
06-07-2006, 11:56 AM
I can take a quick test to get THREE almost free credit hours, and the test is on general computer usage.

The problem, I have never used access, hell I don't even have it.

I can get access to it (no pun intended) for like an hour, though.

So are there any quick tutorials to fill me in on the basics so I can master it quickly?

Also, I feel embarassed to ask this, but what the hell is access and what is it used for? I know it's database management, but I have no idea what that means. I'm not a business/liberal arts type of person.


[Also, I haven't formatted a 3.5 floppy since Windows 3.1/DOS. I assume I just right click on prperties and select FAT32 like with any other removeable storage? My computer doesn't even have a fucking floppy drive!]

I can't believe I am an expert computer user, who has been writing code for years and have experience designing circuits, has never used all of those office programs.
MarioColbert
06-08-2006, 04:27 PM
http://www.databasedev.co.uk/

I can't believe I am an expert computer user, who has been writing code for years and have experience designing circuits, has never used all of those office programs.

No, you SHOULD believe that. You were too busy learning the real shit as opposed to bullshit 'database management' crap. If you can code and design circuits, you can learn this "access" shit in about 20 minutes.

To answer your question about the floppy disk: yes, you are correct. Right-clicking on A: -> Format will get you a new menu that WILL enable you to format it in whatever way you want.
shipwreck
06-08-2006, 04:49 PM
It all depends on what you have to know. Learning how to use an Access database is very easy. Learning how to effectively lay out a database so that it is optimized and easy for users to interact with can actually take some time. I guess it just depends on how much you really need to know to pass this test. Like most of the Office applications, Access is a pretty powerful and complex application if you really dig into it.
MarioColbert
06-08-2006, 05:42 PM
If he's doing it for the test, I doubt he needs to know how to optimize shit. Maybe basic stuff, but I doubt it would be too in-depth.