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MongoDB 4 Quick Start Guide

You're reading from   MongoDB 4 Quick Start Guide Learn the skills you need to work with the world's most popular NoSQL database

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789343533
Length 192 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Understanding MongoDB Data Structures

In this chapter, we will begin with a discussion of NoSQL, which is a cornerstone of the MongoDB philosophy. After that, we will cover the core MongoDB data structures: fields, documents, and collections. We relate these structures to the RDBMS concepts of tables, rows, and columns, but clearly spell out the dangers of trying to apply an SQL solution to a MongoDB database. In addition, we discuss core data-modeling considerations when crafting the structure of your documents and collections. Finally, the chapter ends by showing you how to create a database and collection.

The topics that we will cover in this chapter are:

  • What is NoSQL?
  • Documents, collections, and databases
  • Data-modeling considerations
  • Creating a MongoDB database and collection
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MongoDB 4 Quick Start Guide
Published in: Sep 2018
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781789343533
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