Title: Identify database model types.
Course: Programming, Advanced (10152-II) > Section: Developing Database Applications

Identification should include the following model types:

- Relational: the most common type of database; one in which relations exist between tables (e.g., Access, Oracle, MySQL)
- Hierarchical: one in which elements are presented in a hierarchy
- Object-oriented: the newest type of database; one in which elements are represented by objects
- Flat file: the oldest type of database; one in which data are stored in a text file