Database

In the Types of Database post we looked at different types of databases. This post looks at the most common type of database, the relational database. The concept of the relational database was created by a chap called Edgar Codd.

We looked at different data stores in the Types of Data Store post. Different data stores are suited to different use cases. This post focuses on one type of data store called a database. A database is way of storing data in an organised way to make it easy to access.

We’ve looked at types of physical storage in the Types of Storage post. To be able to actually use the physical storage to store data it needs a…