What’s a Database?
In simple terms, a database is an organized collection of information. Common examples include a phone book, a library catalog, an employee directory, a catalog of the MP3s you own, or in the case of our Recruiting app, information about the open positions at a company, the people who are applying for those positions, and the managers at our company who are in charge of hiring each position.
Typically, you use a database to collect information about people, things, or concepts that are important to you and whatever project you’re working on. In standard database language, the category of person, thing, or concept you want to store information about is referred to as an entity, although in standard Force Platform terminology, ...
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