What is the difference between data structures and databases?

Asked By angel rocco 20 points N/A Posted on - 01/19/2012

Can anybody distinguish the differences between data structures and databases? I have no technical background and I have to recruit  staff members for a website company. So, I am looking for information regarding this matter.

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Answered By Michelle Bang 55 points N/A #93369

What is the difference between data structures and databases?

Data Structure

Data Structure is the way of arranging information in a database so that it becomes easy to access information whenever needed. For Example, consider an attendance register of a class which is not properly managed. Like the pages are not arranged according to a proper sequence. If you arrange it in a sequence (either date-wise or in any other sequence), you form a data structure which has a particular sequence of accessing the details of the register.

Data structure is a way of representing the data in an organized manner. The word structure clearly tells that it has something to do with the structure of the data.

Database

Database is the collection of various records in a formatted manner, like a table, which helps in storing large amount of information having common attributes or simply common headings.  For Example, the attendance register of a class can be considered as a database which has the information about all the students that are stored in a table format under the attributes like name, roll number, absent or present. 

Every database in the world has some kind of data structure implemented on it. Database refers to the collection of records that can be used for all kinds of purposes. It is better that we have a specific data structure implemented on the database which makes it easier for others to search any specific record easily

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Answered By Aristono Martin 20 points N/A #93370

What is the difference between data structures and databases?

Hi Angel,

Data structures are internal representation of a given data. It can be a stack, heap, linked list or anything else that can be presented internally into the machine. Data structure may be or may not be stored in a database during the process.

A database consist of a collection of data and information which is organized to be able to accessed and managed easily. It can be classified into different types which is bibliographic, full-text, numeric and images. It can also be classified by their approach to the organization. In the computer context, they usually contains data records or files.

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Answered By Leo Luis 0 points N/A #93371

What is the difference between data structures and databases?

To distinguish between the two, a definition for each would be most appropriate. A data structure, generally known in computer science, is a specialized format for organizing and storing data so that it can be used more efficiently. it is basically an internal representation of the data – which may be a list, a stack, arrays or anything imaginable and represented internally to the machine. It is used in almost every program or software system. A database, on the other hand, is an organized collection of data, in digital form, for easy accessibility, manageability and upgrade. It contains typically an aggregation of data records, such as inventories or sales transactions.

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Answered By ericaedge 0 points N/A #93372

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The difference between data structures and database as follows:

A database is where we store large collection of information, ordered to be simply accessed, managed, and updated by the users while in general, a data structure is designed to organize and store data to comply its specific purpose so we can be able accessed and worked with it in appropriate ways.

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Answered By angel rocco 20 points N/A #93373

What is the difference between data structures and databases?

Nice. Now I have all the information and ideas I need before recruiting someone on our company. Thanks a lot for those who have shared what they know. So happy to be a part of this site. Keep it up guys! Great job!

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