Basics of Databases
Explore the foundational concepts of databases by learning about data, database components, and the distinctions between relational and non-relational databases. Understand how MongoDB, a NoSQL document database, stores flexible data models suitable for large-scale and real-time applications.
We'll cover the following...
We'll cover the following...
Data
Data is facts about any object under evaluation. For example, let’s review the features of an imaginary park bench.
We could state that the bench has the following attributes:
- It’s green
- It has shaky legs
- It’s rusty
All of these characteristics are data about the park bench.
Databases
Databases are data containers. Assume we have a jar of cookies; that jar is the database because it contains the cookies, and the cookies are the data. Databases can store various types of data, just like ...