Database

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A database is an electronic, organised collection of related data items that are stored with minimum redundancy to serve one or more users /applications. They are used to Prevent repeated entries of the same data and reduce inconsistencies.

SQL (structured query language) is a standardised way to manage databases.

Database Management Systems (DBMS) are software tools to manage a database. Exacples include Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis.

There are multiple types of database - rational, NoSQL databases, hierarchical databases, centralised database and others.

Rational databases use tables with defined relationships.

NoSQL is designed for flexible, large scale data
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