Glossary#

Cloud-Based Database#: They are hosted on cloud computing platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Data#: Raw facts stored in structured or unstructured formats.
Database#: An organized collection of digital data or information stored electronically in a computer system.
Database Access Language#: Used to interact with the database.
Database Languages#: Specialized sets of commands and instructions used to define, manipulate and control data within a database.
Data Control Language#: Commands manage access permissions, ensuring data security, by controlling who can perform certain actions on the database.
Data Definition Language#: Deals with database schemas and descriptions, of how the data should reside in the database.
Data Manipulation Language#: Focuses on manipulating the data stored in the database, enabling users to retrieve, add, update and delete data.
Data Query Language#: A subset of SQL to retrieve data from a database without modifying it.
Database Management System#: A software system that manages, stores, and retrieves data efficiently in a structured format.
Hardware#: Physical devices like servers, disks, input-output devices.
Hierarchical Database#: Organizes data in a tree-like structure, where a record (node) has a single parent and have multiple children.
Network Database#: It uses a graph-like model to allow more complex relationships between entities.
NoSQL DBMS#: They are designed to handle large-scale data and provide high performance for scenarios where relational models might be restrictive.
Object-Oriented DBMS#: OODBMS integrates object-oriented programming concepts into the database environment allowing data to be stored as objects.
People#: Users interacting with DBMS at different levels.
Procedures#: Instructions and rules for using DBMS effectively.
Relational Database Management System#: Organizes data into tables (relations) composed of rows and columns.
Software#: Actual DBMS software like MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL.
Structured Query Language#: A standardized domain-specific programming language used to manage, manipulate, and retrieve data stored in relational database management systems (RDBMS).
Transaction Control Language#: Commands oversee transactional data to maintain consistency, reliability, and atomicity.