Chapter 1. An Introduction to Databases
CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS:
“A journey of 1,000 miles begins with 1 step.”
—Ancient Chinese proverb
This chapter covers the basics of what relational databases are, how they are used, and key database terminology. Several types of databases, such as network, hierarchical, and object-oriented, exist. Of interest in this book is the relational database that is, by far, the most popular type of database in use today. The specifics of what a relational database is are discussed later in this chapter.
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