What is instance in database with example?

What is a instance of database?

A database instance is a set of memory structures that manage database files. A database is a set of physical files on disk created by the CREATE DATABASE statement. The instance manages its associated data and serves the users of the database.

What is example of instance in DBMS?

Let's say a table teacher in our database whose name is School, suppose the table has 50 records so the instance of the database has 50 records for now and tomorrow we are going to add another fifty records so tomorrow the instance have total 100 records. This is called an instance.

What is meant by instance in DBMS?

An instance is also called a current state or database state. The database schema that defines variables in tables which belong to a specific database, the records of these variables at a particular moment are called the instance of the database.

WHAT IS instance and schema?

Definition of instance: The data stored in database at a particular moment of time is called instance of database. Database schema defines the variable declarations in tables that belong to a particular database; the value of these variables at a moment of time is called the instance of that database.