Queries let you pull just the data you need out of a database so you can perform tasks and get questions answered.

With queries, you can retrieve, combine, reuse, and analyze your data. You can use queries to retrieve data from multiple tables, or as a source for forms and reports.

In this course, we'll stick to the basics of choosing and retrieving data with select queries, which will give you a good foundation for working with other, more complex types of queries.

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