Microsoft Access is a relational database management system and development environment used to organize, access and share information within the Windows family of operating systems. As a computer application, Microsoft Access utilizes object-based technology so that both novices and power users can use databases on their desktop and/or in their network enterprise. This two-day, hands-on introductory workshop is designed to teach basic database management concepts: identifying database components,creating database tables and managing those tables, through the use of queries and filters.