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NoSQL and MongoDB
MongoDB stores data as flexible JSON-like documents instead of tables.
📖 Key ideas
- MongoDB is a NoSQL document database.
- Data is stored as BSON documents inside collections.
- Documents in one collection can have different fields.
- Good for flexible, fast-changing data and JSON-heavy apps.
- MongoDB Atlas is the managed cloud service.
💡 Real-life example: A MongoDB collection is a file folder where each paper (document) can have its own layout.
DocumentOne JSON-like record
CollectionGroup of documents
BSONBinary JSON format
AtlasManaged MongoDB cloud