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What is the use of database?

why we need database to save our new software data.but when we create a folder in my computer it dosent need database and automatically saves

12th Jan 2017, 6:30 AM
Chhak Bahadur Rana
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again.. when you install software it does get saved into a database.. called the registry. databases are everywhere
12th Jan 2017, 7:08 AM
jay
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Not all applications run on your computer, think about your own Facebook, or YouTube accounts, (or anything you might use) and you'll notice they need to be stored some way. Databases are fundamental when you come to develop complex web applications, or you're storing data that is too important to be stored on the user's computer. Your own computer contains a database by the way, I talked about online databases because I imagined that's what you were asking about, considering the nature of this application (and the fact it has sql courses).
12th Jan 2017, 6:39 AM
Dao
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mmk.. i think you should take a class on computer studies first
12th Jan 2017, 7:19 AM
jay
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when you create a folder it does get saved into a database of sorts. thats how your computer knows it is there... google hard drives to learn more.
12th Jan 2017, 6:40 AM
jay
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You're gonna need to make more accurate questions to get proper answers. Why are you asking, what do you mean by "need databases", what do you mean by "saves automatically", etc... Your question is very unclear.
12th Jan 2017, 7:06 AM
Dao
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The main use of database is to store data and use them whenever required. We use database to store software data because it is simple to use and manage. In a database data is more secure.
12th Jan 2017, 7:18 AM
Divesh Agarwal
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Databases provide an efficient way to store, retrieve and analyze data. While system files can function similarly to databases, they are far less efficient. Databases are especially important for business and research
13th Jan 2017, 4:37 PM
sion
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to make a table of data for multiple usr
14th Jan 2017, 12:07 PM
SAGAR SINGHA ROY
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databases are great for business systems - you can use one database to safely store all the data for all the custom made software that the business has, so data can be used between different departments without having to copy over files everywhere and without having issues around one department updating a file that another department will use
13th Jan 2017, 4:02 PM
Phil
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there are ways to do it without a database, but really it's neither efficient, nor effective enough for certain things. what you might use instead is a write/read methods and create a save file that way. if you're developing for web, databases are the way to go
15th Jan 2017, 2:33 PM
Rastko Savic
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but when we install new software they dont need databases but saves automatically why.
12th Jan 2017, 7:02 AM
Chhak Bahadur Rana
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i am learning core java and haven't completed yet.my teacher told me if i develop software and to save the input data we need sql database....but when we use photoshop how does photo shop saves data in computer without database software.i am confused and dont know how to ask questions but thankyou for your response and help
12th Jan 2017, 7:17 AM
Chhak Bahadur Rana
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Chhak data of photoshop and any software or app is different. Because photoshop has limited features and users on your pc. But when u purchase photoshop ur data get registered at the server that is database of the photoshop.
12th Jan 2017, 7:22 AM
Divesh Agarwal
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mainly storing data to make it useful afterwards
13th Jan 2017, 11:57 AM
Kamran Shahzad
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i use database for like my 99% work..database is the most powerful and usefull tool everyone should have..i use it for storing informations like login,username,passwords,image name,page name,settings etc etc..it stores every bit of information seperatly and i can take any of the data and show them in my site or app whenever i want
13th Jan 2017, 5:28 PM
ARNAB BISWAS
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Database is where we save server side programming codes like php etc and we can retrieve information from database anytime. There are many types of databases like SQL, MySQL, etc. MySQL is most popular database these days because it is free to use.
15th Jan 2017, 1:59 PM
Sunil Kumar
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I think if you want to take the development career seriously you should start searching for answers by yourself. I mean, it's a good thing to ask in forums, but first you've got to try answering your own questions . E.g. you should have first checked wikipedia for this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database). Then, if you don't understand something: google it. This is trivial information and you need to learn to gather this kind of information for yourself.
15th Jan 2017, 8:36 PM
Mauricio López
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hii
14th Jan 2017, 7:10 AM
Nisha Khan
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