postgres-intro-Q&A

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 (RDBMS).
MySQL (also free), SQL Server by Microsoft, and Oracle by Oracle Corporation.

Question 2

What are some advantages of learning a relational database?

Answer 2

Many problem domains can be modeled well using a relational database.

Question 3

What is one way to see if PostgreSQL is running?

Answer 3

sudo service postgresql status