Intro to MongoDB

Objectives

• Describe how Mongo databases came about & why they're useful
• Compare and contrast NoSQL with SQL
• Define what a document is in the context of MongoDB
• Explain the difference between embedded and referenced documents, and how we use each to model relationships in MongoDB
• Issue basic CRUD commands to a database from the Mongo Shell

Administration Interface

For OSX users, we recommend MongoHub

For Linux users, we recommend the free edition of Robomongo