Databases

Question 1

How does MongoDB store data

Answer 1

It stores it in Bson format. Binary-encoded object notation

Question 2

What are the 2 most common types of databases, and what are their differences?

Answer 2

SQL and NoSQL

SQL is a relational database
- stored in tables where each row is an entry and must have all columns defined. To relate data you need multiple tables which a shared value.

NoSQL is a non-relational database
- No requirements for what each entry has