microsoft+access+course+london - Query

a Query is a question which you ask your database
Microsoft Access supports many types of queries. Here is a description of the major categories:

Select Queries
Retrieve records or summaries (totals) across records. Also includes cross-tabulations.
Make Table Queries
Similar to Select queries but results are placed in a new table.
Append Queries
Similar to Select queries but results are added to an existing table.
Update Queries
Modify data in the records.
Delete Queries
Records are deleted from a table.

it is not Access-specific terminology