A Database is a way to organize data in a structured way in order to easily be able to retrieve data. The term is mostly used for electronic storage of data. There are a number of different types of databases: hierarchical, relational,etc. Access, part of the Microsoft office suite is most likely the most popular database. The most popular database to drive a website is MySQL, which is a free.

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