Types of Databases

What is database?

• A database is an organized collection of data, today typically in digital form.

Document-oriented database• A document-oriented database

is a computer program designed for storing, retrieving, and managing document-oriented, or semi structured data, information

Document-oriented database

Embedded database• These databases consist of data

developed by individual end-users. Examples of these are collections of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, multimedia, and other files.

Embedded database

Graph database• Graph database is a kind of No

SQL database that uses graph structures with nodes, edges, and properties to represent and store information.

Graph database

Hypertext database• Hypertext databases are

particularly useful for organizing large amounts of disparate information. For example they are useful for maintaining online encyclopedias.

Hypertext database

Operational database

• These database store detailed data about the operations of an organization.

Operational database

Operational database

Distributed database• A distributed database is a database in

which storage devices are not all attached to a common processing unit such as the C.P.U. It may be stored in multiple computers located in the same physical location, or may be dispersed over a network of interconnected computers.

Distributed database

Flat-File

• The flat-file style of database are ideal for small amounts of data that needs to be human readable or edited by hand

Flat-File

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