A database is much more than just a list or table.

It gives you true command of your data, enabling you to retrieve it, sort it, analyze it, summarize it, and report results in moments. It can combine data from various files, so that you never have to enter information twice. It can even make data entry more efficient and accurate.

In this lesson, we'll show you some benefits of a database and introduce its most important parts.

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