Technologies : MySQL

MySQL is a RDBMS(or relational database management system) which is used in web applications. It is written in C and C++ . Websites like Google, Facebook, Flickr, Wikipedia, Youtube, etc. use MySQL for data storage and user login processes. MySQL works on many operating systems, including IBM AIX, FreeBSD, Hewlett Packard Unix, IBM i, Linux, Mac OS X, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OpenSolaris, QNX, IRIX, Solaris, Symbian OS, SunOS, SCO UnixWare, SCO OpenServer, Sanos, Tru64 and Microsoft Windows.

Some advantages of MySQL are :-

1. MySQL is a relational database management system(RDBMS) - Database is simply a collection of data which is stored in a computer.  MySQL allows the manipulation of data stored in the database.
MySQL is called a RDBMS because it is a database management system(DBMS) in which data is stored in the form of tables. This facilitates the speed of accessing the data stored in the database for various purposes. 

2. MySQL is an Open Source software - It means that everyone has the permission to use, modify, improve and redistribute MySQL and nobody has to pay for it.

3. MySQL is fast, reliable, free, easy to use and easy to install.


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