Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Database Systems - Section 9.3 - Object-Oriented Databases - Questions & Exercises - Page 434: 4

Answer

As indicated at the beginning of this section, object-oriented databases appear to handle composite data types more easily than relational databases. Moreover, the fact that objects can contain methods that take an active role in answering questions promises to give object-oriented databases an advantage over relational databases whose relations merely hold the data.

Work Step by Step

As indicated at the beginning of this section, object-oriented databases appear to handle composite data types more easily than relational databases. Moreover, the fact that objects can contain methods that take an active role in answering questions promises to give object-oriented databases an advantage over relational databases whose relations merely hold the data.
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