What is MySQL?
An object-relational database management system
Who originally developed MySQL?
A Swedish company, MySQL AB, A Swedish company, MySQL AB, initially developed MySQL, naming it after My, the daughter of co-founder Monte Widenius
Who is MySQL named after?
My, daughter of Monty Widenius
Which companies acquired MySQL?
Sun Microsystems then Oracle
What is the MySQL logo dolphin called?
Sakila
What is the LAMP stack?
Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP
Why did MySQL become popular in the 1990s?
LAMP stack web development
What licenses does MySQL use?
GNU GPL and commercial
What is MariaDB?
A fork of MySQL
Which operating systems support MySQL?
Linux, UNIX, Windows
What language does MySQL use?
SQL with extensions
What does LOAD DATA do?
Imports data from text files
What types of data does MySQL support?
Relational and JSON
What is a storage engine?
A component that manages table data and SQL operations
What is the default MySQL storage engine?
InnoDB
What features does InnoDB provide?
Transactions, row locking, foreign keys
What is MyISAM best for?
Read-heavy workloads
What locking method does MyISAM use?
Table-level locking
What is the NDB engine used for?
MySQL clustering
What is replication?
Copying data to replicas
Why use replication?
Read scalability and failover
What is clustering?
Multiple servers working as one system
What are MySQL clustering options?
InnoDB group replication and NDB cluster
What does MySQL Router do?
Load balancing and failover routing
