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What is a database?
The basic electronic information storage unit
A database is a collection of information organized to provide efficient retrieval. The collected information could be in any number of formats (electronic, printed, graphic, audio, statistical, combinations). There are physical (paper/print) and electronic databases.
A database could be as simple as an alphabetical arrangement of names in an address book or as complex as a database that provides information in a combination of formats.
Examples:
- phone book
- address book
- Census Bureau data
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