Have you ever wondered what does a database mean ? and how many types of databases are there ? In this article, you are going to get your answer.
A Database is used to store information. A database is a major source of information in which data is stored in the form of data tables.A data-table is a combination of rows and columns. In other words, in a database the information is stored in the form of rows and every column is an attribute related to that data.
If you have to create a simple database for a school some of the tables in your database will be named as follows :
Teachers
Students
Class
Fees etc.
Teachers table will have following columns (attributes of teachers in a school)
Name
Email
Address
Qualification etc.
So now you can analyze that in a school database there will be tables to store information of teachers, students, etc.

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