Category:Database

A database is an organized collection of data, generally stored and accessed electronically from a computer system. The database management system (DBMS) is the software that interacts with end users, applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze data. The DBMS software additionally encompasses the core facilities provided to administer the database.

The dominant type of database is the relational database, which model data as rows and columns in a series of tables. The vast majority of RDBMSes use SQL for writing and querying data.