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What's the difference between data and information?

Data refers to the raw facts you store on your computer; information is what you get when you turn those raw facts into something useful.
For example, if you sold 2,000 widgets last month, that's data.  If you look at a graph of monthly widget sales and see that widget sales are up 50%, that's information.

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What happens if you want to store your data in Access and work with it in Excel?  No problem!  When you want to take advantage of one of Excel's features (such as its flexible charting interface), you can export Access data to Excel.

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Access is an example of a desktop database designed for one user, a workgroup, or a small department.  In theory, an Access database can accommodate 255 users simultaneously.  In practice, you'll probably find acceptable performance until you get up to around 50 users.

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