Monday, July 6, 2009

Hands on Activity #6 2nd Half

Hands-On Activity #6 2nd Half

What are the advantages of a relational database model over other database models?

The advantages relational databases have over other database models is that it’s easier to control and understand, it uses SQL which is an easy and human-readable language. Relational databases have an excellent security which supports access permissions, their performance, power, and also support to new hardware technologies as also flexibility and a capacity to meet all types of data needs. Another advantage is that it has tables with rows and columns to show relationship, has multiple tables, saves money and time and data is not repeated, easier to update and change. Relational databases are the most commonly used.

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