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Both Excel and Access are capable of doing a lot of things that the other can do. Both can store data. Both allow you to manipulate data. Access is primarily for lists of data, such as names and addresses, while Excel mainly deals with numbers.
MS Access tables are the key objects in the Access file, as they contain the data that is stored in the database. Tables are made up of rows and columns and allow for direct data entry into their grids. The row is the record that contains the individual data pieces making up an individual record.