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A database schema is the blueprint that defines the database structure. The schema tells the database engine, the program that runs the database, how to put and get information in a database. The schema provides the framework for the database operations and contents.
Because a public library stores books, we could also say that a library is a database of books. But strictly defined, databases are computer structures that save, organize, protect, and deliver data. A system that contains databases is called a database management system, or DBM. The typical diagram representation for a database is a cylinder. Types of Databases. The simplest form of databases is a text database. When data is organized in a text file in rows and columns, it can be used to store, organize, protect, and retrieve data. Saving a list of names in a file, starting with first name and followed by last name, would be a simple database.