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STUDYSPHERE006 • POSTGRESQL COURSE
Features and Architecture of PostgreSQL
Discover what makes PostgreSQL a powerful relational database management system and understand how its internal architecture processes, stores and manages data.
FROM DATABASE FEATURES TO INTERNAL WORKING
START LEARNING ↓🎯 Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the important features of PostgreSQL.
- Understand PostgreSQL's client-server architecture.
- Explain the role of the PostgreSQL server processes.
- Understand shared memory and background processes.
- Explain how PostgreSQL processes SQL queries.
- Understand MVCC and Write-Ahead Logging.
- Differentiate important PostgreSQL architectural components.
Learning Target:
Understand not only WHAT PostgreSQL provides,
but also HOW PostgreSQL works internally.
