What is a database and how is it different from a file management software (such as Excel)? One main difference is that with a file management software, data can only be retrieved from one file. With a database management system, data can be retrieved from multiple tables by joining them together with a single common field.

Think about all of the places where data about you is stored.

Create a post that provides the following:

1. Describe your experience, if any, using databases (Access, SQL, etc.).
2. Thinking of all of the places where data about you is stored, what are the possible implications of having the same data stored in multiple databases?