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The components of a database are: Tables, rows, columns and keys

Amazon uses tables to store data about customers, such as name, address, phone, credit card number. It may also use tables to store data about products, such as price and description and quantity.

Amazon uses columns or fields for storing individual pieces of information, such as product prices, customer names, or the date an invoice/order was created.

Rows are used for information from many columns. If a customer wants to look up an order to figure out how much was ...

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