To recap, databases store, manage and allow access to large amounts of information quickly and easily. They can be used to record any type of information and are found practically everywhere.
The standard language used to communicate with database servers is SQL. With SQL, one can perform various actions such as create, add, drop and delete tables, records and even entire databases. It's syntax is simple and its queries read very much like natural language.
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