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Activity 1 Creating A Database: Total Cost of Session

The document provides instructions for creating three tables in a database - a Faculty table with fields like InstructorID and Degree, a Courses table with fields like CourseNumber and Cost, and a Q109 table to store current quarter schedules with fields like CourseNumber and StartDate. The user is directed to set primary keys for each table - InstructorID for Faculty, CourseNumber for Courses, and a composite primary key of CourseNumber and StartDate for Q109. Field data types, sizes, and other properties are specified.

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Activity 1 Creating A Database: Total Cost of Session

The document provides instructions for creating three tables in a database - a Faculty table with fields like InstructorID and Degree, a Courses table with fields like CourseNumber and Cost, and a Q109 table to store current quarter schedules with fields like CourseNumber and StartDate. The user is directed to set primary keys for each table - InstructorID for Faculty, CourseNumber for Courses, and a composite primary key of CourseNumber and StartDate for Q109. Field data types, sizes, and other properties are specified.

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College of Business and Entrepreneurial Technology

(Database Management System)


Activity 1
Creating a Database

1. Create a new Blank Database name it Activity 1.


2. Name your Table as Faculty.
3. Use the information below to create Fields for Faculty Table.
Field Name Data Type Description Field Size Format
InstructorID Text Primary Key 7
Firstname Text 20
Lastname Text 25
Degree Text 4
Institution Text
HireDate Date/Time Short Date

4. Remember to click down in the Field Properties Pane when creating each field to update the
field size or format.
5. Be sure you have set the InstructorID Field to be your Primary Key. It may be set by default. A
key icon should appear next to the field name. if it is not set, select the InstructorID row and
click the Primary Key Button in the Design Tab, Tools Group.
6. Close this table, save changes if prompted.
7. Create a second table that summarizes course information. Click the Create Tab on the ribbon
and choose the Table Design Command.
*Use the this for your second table.
Field Name Data Type Description Field Size Format
CourseNumber Text Primary Key 8
CourseName Text
YearLevel Text 15
Prerequisite Yes/No
Cost Currency Total cost of session

8. Set the CourseNumber Field as the Primary Key. Close this table and name it as Courses when
prompted.
9. Create a third table that summarizes the current schedule for the quarter. Click the Create Tab
on the ribbon and choose the Table Design Command.
*Use the this for your second table.
Field Name Data Type Description Field Size Format
CourseNumber Text Primary Key 8
InstructorID Text
Location Text
StartDate Date/Time

10. Set the Primary Key by selecting the CourseNumber row and holding down the CTRL button and
selecting the StartDate row. Click the Primary Key button on the ribbon.
11. Close the table and name it Q109 when prompted.

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