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MongoDB Install & Configure

1. Setup Server
2. MongoDB Compass
3. Connection String
mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017

FAQ: What is MongoDB Compass?


Ans: It is a client tool of database management system. [DBMS]
DBMS comprises of 2 locations
a) Server
b) Client
Server is the location where data is kept.
Client is the location from where developer can handle interactions with
data.

Connecting with MongoDB Server:


1. Open MongoDB Compass

2. Click on "Create New Connection"

3. Enter the connection string

mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017

4. Save & Connect

Note: MongoDB provides GUI and CLI tools.


GUI allows to manage the database with visual interface.
CLI provides a shell that requires commands to handle database.

5. Select the connection "mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017" and open "Mongosh" [Shell]

MongoDB Database Components:

1. Database
- Database is a store in DBMS.
- Data is kept in database.
- A database is created for every application.
- However an application can use multiple databases.
- MongoDB provides sample databases for administration
a) admin
b) local
c) config

2. Collection
- MongoDB stores the data in a collection.
- Collection represents an array of objects. [ ]
- Collection is schema less [structure less or semi-structured]

Note: SQL based database are structured and data is kept in a "Table".
NoSQL database are structure less and data is kept in a "Collection".

3. Document
- MongoDB collection is schema less and stores data in the format document.
- Document is a set of keys and values.

{ Key: value, Key:value }

- MongoDB document format is "BSON".


- BSON is binary format of JSON. [JavaScript Object Notation].

FAQ: What is BSON?


Ans: It is a binary format of JSON.

FAQ: What is the purpose of BSON?


Ans: It is used for serialization and de-serialization.

FAQ: What is serialization & de-serialization?


Ans: De-serialization is the process reading object => encoding to binary =>
decode to object.
Serialization is the process of writing object => encode to binary =>
decode to object.

De-serialization is "Reading" & Serialization is "Writing"


[ https://bsonspec.org/ ]

FAQ: What is COM-to-Marshal?


Ans: Common Object Model is followed to convert the object code to binary & vice
versa.
The process of encoding and decoding is called marshalling.

FAQ: What are the features of BSON?


Ans: It is light weight.
It can flow through the firewalls.
It is less effected by VIRUS.
It is easy to marshal. [encode]
It is cross platform.
It can run on any device and OS.
It can easily communicate with JSON.

FAQ: How BSON is different from JSON?


Ans: JSON uses JavaScript data types to handle data.
a) Primitive Types
b) Non Primitive Types
BSON types are different from JSON, however similar format.
ex:
byte, signed_byte, unsigned_byte, int32, int64 etc..

4. Embedded Document
- It represents a JOIN.
- Embedded document comprises a multi level hierarachy of data.
- It can join multiple views and configure the data.

SQL NoSQL
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Database Database

Table Collection

Records / Rows Document

Field Key

Joins Embedded Document

MongoDB Shell Commands


[ CRUD operations ]

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