What is a database?
Oct 14, 2019
What is a database?
Database is a component used in many software applications in which data (information) needs to be entered, processed and preserved. For example, a school management software (application) needs to enter and preserve students’ attendance and marks. This type of application will generally use a database.
Database can also be used as a standalone tool, without any other application pointing to it. But for most practical scenarios, databases are used along with other applications. One or more applications can connect to a database and read existing records, add more records, delete unwanted records and can make changes to records.
Abbreviation ‘DB’ is often used to refer to the word ‘database’.