Domain 4- Maintain Database (DATABASE APPROACH)

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DATABASE APPROACH

Relational Database stores data in predefined tables that contain rows and columns similar to a spreadsheet. The kinds of data that can be stored in a relational database are currency, real numbers, integers, and strings (characters of data). This type of database is a popular model used in healthcare applications.

Objective Database stores objects of data. An object is a discrete or abstract thing such as a car or a line at the grocery store. Data objects can model relational data or advances data types such as graphics, movies, and audio.

Object-Relational Database combines the best of the relational and object-oriented databases. It uses both traditional data types (such as currency, integers, and strings) and advanced data types (such as graphics, movies, audios, and so on).