Summary
Today you were introduced to MySQL: what it is, where it came from, and what its principal features are.
You've learned the principles of how it runs—an open source, multithreaded, business-quality relational database management system. Although it can be used for free under the GNU Public License, it is a product that holds its own against the databases of big-name software vendors.
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