Client Server Database
Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) architectures are useful for situations where data must remain in memory during processing to achieve the desired performance level.
Provides a programming interface that provides a common language for application programs to access and process SQL databases independent of the RDBMS accessed.
Each vendor desiring to be ODBC-complaint provides an ODBC driver.
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Requires certain criteria to be met in order to establish an ODBC connection.