MySQL is a free, open-source database management system that allows users to store and query data using SQL. It allows data to be stored in tables and indexed for efficient querying. MySQL is commonly used as the backend database for large websites and applications, powering the data needs for sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Google. It uses a client-server architecture that separates the presentation, application processing, and data management functions.

1. CONTENT
By Dessiree “Daps” Ann T. Palac

2. MySQL is a free, open-source
database management system; A
DBMS is a system that manages
databases and connects them to
software.

3. WHAT IT CAN DO?
•You can store data in tables, create
indexes on the data and query the
data using SQL (structured query
language) queries.
•Generally used as the backend data
store for Internet sites such as
Facebook, Twitter, to some extent
Google and numerous other sites.

4. WHAT IT CAN DO?
•Applications access the data in the
database using an API.
•Multi-Tier Architecture - a client–
server architecture in which
presentation, application
processing, and data management
functions are physically separated.

5. WHAT IT CAN DO?
• Powering Web 2.0 - enable transactional and
interactive web-based applications to meet the
needs of growing users and data.
Web 2.0 - describes World Wide
Web websites that emphasize user-generated
content, usability and interoperability for users.
• Data Warehouse: Keeping Information Safe -
MySQL offers an array of storage engines, both
developed in-house and externally