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Essential Knowledge: Data Stores

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This chapter is all about data in the various shapes, forms, and formats they take. We explore different ways to format and store data: JSON, databases, SQL, NoSQL, and memory mapping. We also discuss concepts like atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability of data transactions.

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    SQL is often pronounced SEQUEL.

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    More on how to design scalable architectures in Chap. 14.

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  • B. Forta. Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes. Always Learning. Sams, 2013. ISBN 9780672336072.

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Lebanon, G., El-Geish, M. (2018). Essential Knowledge: Data Stores. In: Computing with Data. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98149-9_13

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