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Microsoft Excel on the other hand is a spreadsheet program, it is usually used to display data and work out calculations in the form of tables and graphs, it also has a more integrated use of macros. So basically, Access stores data, Excel calculates and displays data.   ANS2:Access creates relational databases.
The basic difference between the two is this: Spreadsheet -- one spreadsheet is actually just one big table with columns and rows. In Excel you can have several spreadsheets that may be linked to another via formulas and functions.