In its simplest definition, the database server is the server that provides database services. The main components of the database server are the following:
- Data is the raw material of the database and, as such, is the main component of a database server because, without data, there is no database.
- A database application is an application through which the user interacts with the database server.
- Users are the people who use the database.
Additionally, the database server utilizes the following access protocols:
- Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a protocol that enables applications to access data in a database server.
- Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) is Sun Microsystem's protocol that enables Java applications ...