7. What is the basic use of a form and a report?
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Explanation:
A form provides an interface that allows users to enter, change and view the data in a database table. Forms are made up of elements like textboxes and labels (knows as controls). Reports are used to present data from tables or queries in a format that can be printed, like printouts of report cards and invoices.
Basic use of form and report are:-
1) Form are input to the information system and Report are output from the system.
2)Forms gather information for essentially one record of database. That is information about one person or object. Report can represent information gathered from more than one file.
3) Forms are intended for displaying for the screen. Report are intended for printing.
4) Values in the form are entered and modified by the user. Values on Report cannot be modified by user. It is read only.