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Access Practical Exam (2013 Edition)

1. Begin by creating a new blank database, save it to your PC, and name it Annual Celebrity Auction 2013 Last Name . Make sure it is an Access 2010 database file type (.accdb).

2. You will create a new table inside this database as shown below and name it Donated Celebrity Items . Set all fields as text data type. Set Item ID as the primary key field.

Item ID

Donated Item

Celebrity

Description

07-AT 1

Photo

Clooney

8X10 Glossy Photo

07-AT 2

Movie poster

Eastwood

1973 High Plains Drifter Poster

07-AT 3

Golf cap

Murray

Caddyshack Bushwood Golf Cap

07-CM 1

Classic model car

Leno

Classic Model 1965 Corvette

07-CM 2

Coffee mug

Letterman

Late Show Coffee Mug

07-SP 1

Basketball jersey

Anthony

Denver Nuggets Adult Jersey

07-SP 2

Baseball bat

Bonds

Rawlings Big Stick

07-SP 4

Football

Elway

Official NFL Leather Football

3. You will create another new table inside this database as shown below and name it Celebrity Auction Items . Set all fields as text data type. Set Item ID as the primary key field in this table also.

Celebrity Auction Items

Item ID

Celebrity Last Name

First Name

Profession

Donated Item

Starting Bid

07-SP 1

Anthony

Carmelo

Athlete

Basketball jersey

$39.99

07-SP 2

Bonds

Barry

Athlete

Baseball bat

$750.00

07-AT 1

Clooney

George

Actor

Photo

$15.00

07-AT 2

Eastwood

Clint

Actor

Movie poster

$99.95

07-SP 4

Elway

John

Athlete

Football

$250.00

07-MU 3

Wolfe

Howling

Singer

Guitar

$175.00

07-CM 1

Leno

Jay

Comedian

Classic model car

$ 85.00

07-CM 2

Letterman

David

Comedian

Coffee mug

$15.00

07-AT 3

Murray

Bill

Actor

Golf Cap

$ 23.00

07-SP 3

Carter

Chris

Athlete

Football jersey

$ 150.00

4. Delete the record 07-MU 3, Wolfe, Howling from the Celebrity Auction Items table.

5. Add a record to the Donated Celebrity Items table:

Item ID

Donated Item

Celebrity

Description

07-SP 3

Jersey

Carter

Autographed Minnesota Vikings Adult Jersey Photo

6. Create a simple form using the Celebrity Auction Items table and name it Celebrity Auction Items Form.

7. Create a query using Simple Query Wizard and using the Celebrity Auction Items table with the fields: Item ID, First Name, Celebrity Last Name, Profession, and Donated Item in this order. Name query Celebrity Auction Items Query .

8. Using this query find all records that have the profession as “Actor” by using the Criteria row in Design view. Save query as Celebrity Auction Items Actor Query .

9. Create a report of the Donated Celebrity Items table. Your report will have only the three fields, Donated Item, Celebrity, and Description. All records will be listed. Use Landscape orientation. Name the report Donated Celebrity Items List.

10. Close the database. Submit an electronic copy of your database file through the Access Practical Exam link in ppccConnect (D2L).

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