Abstract
To begin with the obvious, the purpose of a database is to provide a place where you can store data now and retrieve it reliably at some time in the future. In this chapter, we’ll look at and try to answer two key questions that follow from this premise:
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What types of data can you store?
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What kinds of structures can you use to store this data?
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Stephens, J., Russell, C. (2004). MySQL Column and Table Types. In: Beginning MySQL Database Design and Optimization. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0729-0_2
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