data types

Question 1

what is short text/string used for? and give two examples

Answer 1

used for text fields e.g names and address

Question 2

what is number used for?

Answer 2

used for number files

Question 3

what is date/time used for? give one example

Answer 3

used for date fields e.g DOB

Question 4

what is currency used for?

Answer 4

used for monetary values

Question 5

what are autonumbers used for?

Answer 5

used for ID’s or automatically generated volumes

Question 6

what is look up wizard used for?

Answer 6

used to select files from only a select list. (prevents user error)

Question 7

what do forms do? (long question)

Answer 7

made to be USER FRIENDLY, collects DATA, enter NEW RECORDS, MODIFIES EXISTING RECORD and VIEWS already STORED RECORDS

Question 8

what can the designer of form do?

Answer 8

can control type and format ensuring form kept accurate.

Question 9

state 3 features that should be included in an onscreen form design

Answer 9

logo, interactive buttons and text boxes