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https://www.ibm.com/cloud/learn/relational-databases

https://www.mongodb.com/databases/types/examples

  • Relational Database stores information with specific types of data in the table.
  • Uses SQL (Structured Query Language).
  • Relationships can be made between two or more tables.
    • It is possible to join tables that are related to one field.

Benefits

  • The ability to create meaningful information by joining the tables. Relationships between the data and how the tables connect.
  • Avoid redundancy by seperating the data to different tables (normalization).

Usage

  • Work best with the data that doesn’t change very often and when accuracy is crucial.
    • Fiancial applications.