CS 431 homework 1

DUE: Monday January 23 at 9am. Submit to Desire2Learn Dropbox.

Databases in the Wild

Description

Please use the internet or other sources to answer the following.

A. Provide a short description/definition of each of the following:

1. relational database systems

2. object-oriented database systems

3. noSQL database systems

B. Search and select one relational database management system that is currently in use today. For the DBMS selected, address the following:

1. Name of the DBMS and its’ history.

2. What is its’ license (commercial, open-source, etc.)?

3. Find one application that utilizes it.

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