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Mastering MS Access: How to Create Tables and Write Custom SQL Queries

Microsoft Access is not only a point-and-click database tool. It also allows beginners to practice real SQL concepts such as creating tables, filtering records, sorting data, and building reusable queries. In this tutorial, I will show how to create a simple product table in Access and write custom SQL queries for practical database tasks. Mastering MS Access: How to Create Tables and Write Custom SQL Queries Why I Still Use SQL in Microsoft Access When I first started working with databases, I realized that Microsoft Access is much more powerful when you understand both the visual interface and SQL. The visual tools are useful for beginners, but SQL gives you more control over how data is created, filtered, sorted, and analyzed. In this tutorial, we will use a simple Sales Demo Database example. We will create a table named Demo , add fields such as product name, price, and stock level, then write SQL queries to find records based on condition...

SQL vs NoSQL: Which One Should You Use?

Choosing between SQL and NoSQL is one of the most important database decisions in backend development. SQL databases are strong for structured data, relationships, transactions, and reporting. NoSQL databases are strong for flexible data models, rapid development, real-time apps, and large-scale distributed systems. SQL vs NoSQL: Which One Should You Use? SQL and NoSQL databases solve different problems. The best choice depends on your data, scale, queries, and application needs. Introduction When starting a new web, mobile, or backend project, one common question appears early: Should I use SQL or NoSQL for my database? This is an important architectural decision because your database affects how you store data, query information, scale your application, maintain data integrity, and build future features. Both SQL and NoSQL databases are useful, but they are designed for different strengths. SQL databases are based o...