Question: What is MongoDB?
MongoDB is a cross-platform document-oriented database and classified as a NoSQL database. Its not relational database.
MongoDB works on concept of collection and document.
Question: Is it similar to SQL/MySQL?
No, Its totally different from Relational database.
Question: In which language, MongoDB is written?
C/C++, JavaScript
Question: When First MongoDB was released?
2009
Question: When latest MongoDB was released?
13 July 2016
Question: What is latest version of MongoDB?
3.2.8
Question: Is it opensource?
Yes, It is free to use.
Question: What is offical website of MongoDB?
https://www.mongodb.org
Question: Compare the Terminology of MongoDB and RDBMS?
| RDBMS | MongoDB |
| Database | Database |
| Table | Collection |
| Tuple/Row | Document |
| column | Field |
| Table Join | Embedded Documents |
| Primary Key | Primary Key (Default key _id provided by mongodb itself) |
Question: Compare the Feature of MongoDb?
| Feature | MySQL | MongoDB |
| Rich Data Model | No | Yes |
| Dyamic Schema | No | Yes |
| Typed Data | Yes | Yes |
| Data Locality | No | Yes |
| Field Updates | Yes | Yes |
| Easy for Programmers | No | Yes |
| Complex Transactions | Yes | No |
| Auditing | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-Sharding | No | Yes |
Question: What are main feature of MongoDB?
- Document-oriented
- Ad hoc queries
- Indexing
- Replication
- Load balancing
- File storage
- Aggregation
- Server-side JavaScript execution
- Capped collections
Question: What is NoSQL?
It is database which provides a mechanism for storage and retrieval of data that is modeled in means other than the tabular relations used in relational databases like SQL, Oracle, etc.
Question: What are different type of NoSQL?
- Key Value
- Column Oriented
- Document Oriented
- Graph
Question: What is Namespace in MongoDB?
A Namespace is the concatenation of the "database name" and "collection name"
Question: Does MongoDB provide drivers for PHP?
MongoDB provide the drivers for C, C++, C#, Java, Node.js, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Scala, Go and Erlang.
Question: What difference between MongoDB and SQL?
MongoDB allows a highly flexible and scalable document structure.
For e.g. one data document in MongoDB can have five columns & other one in the same collection can have ten columns. Also, MongoDB database are faster as compared to SQL databases due to efficient indexing and storage techniques.
Question: Does MongoDB support foreign key relationships in MongoDB?
No,Its does not support
But we achieve this concept by embedding one document inside another.
Does MongoDB need lot of RAM?
No, It need less than as compare to other database like SQL,MySQL.
MongoDB dynamically allocates and de-allocates RAM based on the requirements of other processes.
Question: What is the structure of ObjectID in MongoDB?
ObjectID is a 12-byte BSON type with:
4 bytes value representing seconds
3 byte machine identifier
2 byte process id
3 byte counter
Question: How many indexes does MongoDB create by default for a new collection?
By default, MongoDB created the _id collection for every collection.
Question: Explain what are indexes in MongoDB?
Indexes are special structures in MongoDB, which stores a small portion of the data set in an easy to traverse form.
Question: What is sharding in MongoDB?
The procedure of storing data records across multiple machines is referred as Sharding.
Question: How can you see the connection used by Mongos?
To see the connection used by Mongos use db_adminCommand ('connPoolStats');
Question: Explain what is a replica set?
A replica set is a group of mongo instances that host the same data set.
Question: Mention what is the command syntax for inserting a document?
database.collection.insert (document).
Question: Explain what is GridFS in MongoDB?
For storing and retrieving large files such as images, video and audio GridFS is used.
Question: What are alternatives to MongoDB?
Cassandra, CouchDB, Redis, Riak, HBase
