Types of Database

Types of Database

 

Here are some popular types of databases.

a) Relational Databases:

This type of database defines database relationships in the form of tables. It is also called Relational DBMS, which is the most popular DBMS type in the market. Database example of the RDMS System includes MYSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server database.

b) Distributed Databases:

A distributed database is a type of database that has contributions from the common database and information captured by local computers. In this type of database system, the data is not in one place and is distributed at various organizations.

c) Object-Oriented Databases:

This type of computer database supports the storage of all data types. The data is stored in the form of objects. The objects to be held in the database have attributes and methods that define what to do with the data. PostgreSQL is an example of an object-oriented Relational DBMS.

d) Centralized Databases:

It is a centralized location, and users from different backgrounds can access this data. This type of computers databases stores application procedures that help users access the data even from a remote location.

e) Open-Source Databases:

This kind of database stores information related to operations. It is mainly used in the field of marketing, employee relations, customer service of databases.

f) Cloud Databases:

A cloud database is a database that is optimized or built for such a virtualized environment. There are so many advantages of cloud databases, some of which can pay for storage capacity and bandwidth. It also offers scalability on-demand, along with high availability.

g) Graph Databases:

A graph-oriented database uses graph theory to store, map, and query relationships. These kinds of computer databases are mostly used for analyzing interconnections. For example, an organization can use a graph database to mine data about customers from social media. 

h) Personal Databases:

A personal database is used to store data stored on personal computers that are smaller and easily manageable. The data is mostly used by the same department of the company and is accessed by a small group of people.