Remote Database Access and Drivers
Most useful databases are accessed remotely. In this way, shared access to the database can be provided to multiple users at the same time. For example, you can have a single database server that several applications use.
To access databases remotely, users or applications need a database client. A database client communicates with the database server on the user's or application's behalf. It provides the capability to update the database with new information or to retrieve information from the database. In most cases, the database client is implemented as a set of classes that provides database access capabilities, such as the loading of database drivers, the management of database connections, the execution ...
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