This document provides an introduction to using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) in ASP to access and process data from various database sources. It discusses ADO objects like Connection and Recordset that are used to connect to databases and retrieve data. It also covers making database connections through connection strings, executing SQL commands and stored procedures, and retrieving and updating data using a Recordset object. Examples are given for connecting to Access and SQL Server databases using both ODBC and OLE DB providers.