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== Relational database == | == Relational database == | ||
Relational databases work by | Relational databases work by storing data in [[w:Table (database)|tabular form]] where [[w:column (database)|columns]] represent data items of predetermined type and [[w:row (database)|rows]] represent the values each "item" has. Relational databases are accessed mainly with [[w:SQL|SQL]] ( Structured Query Language ). However the RDBMS converts that into [[w:relational algebra|relational algebra]] and optimizes that and the relational algebra query actually returns the result table that has those columns and rows you requested. | ||
Together Consumerium and Consumium run all the 3 major free full fledged RDBMS: | Together Consumerium and Consumium run all the 3 major free full fledged RDBMS: | ||