What Is A Database?

moonchild

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Database is pretty much the backbone of backend development, after communicating with the server using your preferred backend language you will need a database to communicate with, database is like a store where you store the information that users passes in your website, information can be login details, sign up details, passwords, account credentials, images, posts and links.

A database accepts information as strings, objects, array or JSON and these data is stored sequentially and with order, there are different types of databases out there that you will be spoilt with options if you are to choose, we have prominent databases that are well known and recommended through out the industry, examples of such databases are:

MySQL
MongoDB
PostGre

The above databases will be all you need to start working with databases, aside from web development you can also use databases to study data models, if you are interested in artificial intelligence, you will have to know how to model data using SQL and other non related databases.

Learning a database technology is not really that hard if you are passionate about learning, you can start from w3schools and work your way to Youtube and learn more, if you are interested in machine learning you can do a lot with the knowledge of database.
 
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