Databases and tables
Learn more about structuring and organizing your data
Databases
A database is a collection of data structured so that you can easily search for and retrieve items.
If you take a closer at our logo, you might recognize the standard symbol for databases in it. At least, that’s the idea behind it…
Tables
Tables contain data. A table is a database object that stores data in records (rows) and fields (columns).
The data usually relates to a specific category of people or things, such as employees or orders. You’re probably familiar with this from using Excel spreadsheets.
A database can consist of various tables.
Table structure
Tables are really important when it comes to databases. That’s why we would like to take a look at their structure. But don’t worry, we’ll come back to them again when we work through an example in a moment.
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