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The document defines a database as an organized collection of structured data stored electronically. It discusses that databases are used for storing, maintaining, and accessing various types of data like customer information, personal health records, and sports data. The document outlines different types of databases including object-oriented, NoSQL, Oracle, graph, and hierarchical databases. It also identifies the key components of a database as the hardware, software, data, data access language, and procedures.

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Database

The document defines a database as an organized collection of structured data stored electronically. It discusses that databases are used for storing, maintaining, and accessing various types of data like customer information, personal health records, and sports data. The document outlines different types of databases including object-oriented, NoSQL, Oracle, graph, and hierarchical databases. It also identifies the key components of a database as the hardware, software, data, data access language, and procedures.

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Database

Emmanuel Asuquo
Agenda
• Definition of Database
• What databases are used for
• Types of database
• Components of database
• A database is an organized collection of structured information, or
data, typically stored electronically in a computer system.
• A database is information that is set up for easy access, management
and updating.
• Databases are used for storing, maintaining and accessing any sort of
data.
What databases are used for?
• Keep track of customers
• Improve business processes
• Secure personal health information
• Store personal data
• Sports
Types of Database
• Object-oriented database -An object database or object-oriented database is a database
management system in which information is represented in the form of objects as used in
object-oriented programming.
• NoSQL database - NoSQL databases store data in documents rather than relational tables.
• Oracle database - It is a database commonly used for running online transaction processing,
data warehousing and mixed database workloads
• Graph database - They store, map and query relationships using concepts from graph theory.
• Hierarchical database - A hierarchical database model is a data model in which the data are
organized into a tree-like structure. The data are stored as records which are connected to one
another through links.
Components of Database
• Hardware – This is the physical device that database software runs on.
• Software - Database software or application gives users control of the database.
• Data - This is the raw information that the database stores.
• Data access language - This is the programming language that controls the database.
• Procedures - These rules determine how the database works and how it handles the
data.
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