What is MongoDB ?

MongoDB is a source-available cross-platform document-oriented database program.

This database uses a document storage format called BSON which is a binary style of JSON documents.

It is one of the most powerful NoSQL systems and databases around, today.

MongoDB is a non-relational database. This does not mean that relational data cannot be stored in document databases, It means that relational data is stored differently. MongoDB does not having multiple tables it stores the data in flexible document so that You can read your data very fast.

MongoDB is used to build highly available and scalable internet applications. With its flexible schema approach. It builds the applications that are just not possible with traditional relational databases.

MongoDB is high performance, high availability, and easy scalability database.

• Database
• Collection
• Document

Database : A single MongoDB server typically has multiple databases. It is container for collections, for each database has its own set of files.

Collection : It is a group of MongoDB documents.

Document : It is a set of key-value pairs. stores the data records as documents (specifically BSON documents) which are gathered together in collections.

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