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The Basics of Database Architecture

Before you learn about the architecture of databases, you need to be clear on the two ways the word database is commonly used. It is used to describe both the information being managed and the program managing the information. Let us use an analogy to clarify the database vocabulary. You are probably familiar with at least one word processing program, such as Microsoft Word. You use such a program to manage information stored in a document. There are other word processing programs, such as Corel WordPerfect. Each word processor program stores a document in a proprietary format. The same story applies to database management programs. There are several database management programs, such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft ...