MySQL + SQL · Lesson 12

Relational Database and RDBMS

What is a Relational Database?

A relational database stores data in tables (relations) made of rows and columns, where tables are linked using keys. The software managing it is an RDBMS (e.g. MySQL).

Table = Relation

Relational TermCommon Term
RelationTable
TupleRow
AttributeColumn
DegreeNumber of columns
CardinalityNumber of rows

Example

CREATE TABLE students (roll_no INT PRIMARY KEY, name VARCHAR(50), class_id INT);
CREATE TABLE classes (class_id INT PRIMARY KEY, class_name VARCHAR(20));
students.class_id links to classes.class_id — a relationship.

Summary

  • Relational database = data in linked tables.
  • RDBMS software manages it; MySQL is the most popular free one.
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