Databases are basically all the same. They store data in one location with a heading and allow users to retrieve that data at any time, similar to storing nuts and bolts in a jar in your garage. Sounds simple right? Imagine that garage has no limit to amount of "things" it can store, and in turn, each "thing" has no limit to how much "stuff" you can put inside of it. Now imagine you have 10,000 jars with different types of bolts and nuts. Brass bolts, steel bolts, castle nuts, all have their own jars. How do you find the jar you need quickly without having to look at every jar? ANSWER: A Database. Using queries you can quickly find any stored information and display it exactly the way you want... at any time.