Sunday, July 15, 2018

Relationship between a database and SQL

Database:

Databases are essentially collections of data that are designed to let the user retrieve and store data as efficiently as possible.  They are capable of storing millions of records, while at the same time able to locate a single unique file within seconds.   The computer language that these entities speak is the SQL side.

SQL:

SQL (Structured Query Language) is a programming language designed for managing items held in databases.  Most databases support the use of SQL to access and store data.

So, this is the relationship between databases and SQL.  SQL is the language that speaks to the database which makes it possible to store and retrieve information very rapidly.

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