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2a. My second real-life example of a database is online shopping the main purpose of a database is
to store information for retrieving the product details, customer information, track transactions,
and further, maintain the inventory.
3a. My third real-life example of a database is a hospital. This is used for the employees of a hospital
network. The network includes several locations. The database system should be able to query basic
information about the hospital employees such as staff ID number, name, address, and phone
number.
5 Database Terms
Query: A request to retrieve specific data from a database. Foreign Key − A
column or group of columns in one database that relate to the primary key in
another table is known as a foreign key. Table: is an arrangement of
information or data, typically in rows and columns, or possibly in a more
complex structure. Tables are widely used in communication, research, and
data analysis. Column – A single unit of named data that has a particular
data type (e.g., number, text, or date). Columns only exist in tables. Row. All
the terms till now dealt with the structure - row refers to the data. It can
also called a record. The collection of a set of values for all fields.
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