Is Excel part of database?

Can Excel work as a database?

However, Excel is much more powerful than that. It can be used to create a searchable database – an Excel database. The database capabilities of Excel are very powerful. In fact, not only can Excel be used to create a simple searchable database, it also can be used to create a proper relational database.

What kind of database is Excel?

Spreadsheet, meet relational database There are many different kinds of databases, but the specific type of database SQL can communicate with is known as a relational database. Just as an Excel workbook is composed of spreadsheets, a relational database is composed of tables, like the one below.

Is Excel and database the same?

Database is actually very similar to Excel workbook. Databases store data in table (worksheet) and tables have records (rows) and fields (columns). But worksheet in an Excel workbook can only store one million rows where tables in database can store billion, trillion... records.