postgres-intro

Question 1

What is PostgreSQL and what are some alternative relational databases?

Answer 1

PostgreSQL is a powerful, free, open source Relational Database Management System. Alternatives include SQLite, MySQL

Question 2

What are some advantages of learning a relational database?

Answer 2

Good for storing related data, supports good guarantees about data integrity (can store and modify data in a way that makes data corruption as unlikely as possible), and relational databases are the most widely used kind of database.

Question 3

What is one way to see if PostgreSQL is running?

Answer 3

sudo service postgresql status