Summary
Section 25.1 Introduction
A database is an integrated collection of data. A database management system (DBMS) provides mechanisms for storing, organizing, retrieving and modifying data for many users.
Today’s most popular database management systems are relational database systems.
SQL is the international standard language used almost universally with relational database systems to perform queries and manipulate data.
Programs connect to, and interact with, relational databases via an interface—software that facilitates communications between a database management system and a program.
Java programs communicate with databases and manipulate their data using the JDBC API. A JDBC driver enables Java applications to connect to a database ...
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