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Records vs Tuples (cont)

Tuple = collection of attribute values based on a schema, e.g.

(33357462, 'Neil Young', 'Musician', 0277)


Record = sequence of bytes, containing data for one tuple, e.g.

[Diagram:Pics/storage/tuple-bytes.png]


Bytes need to be interpreted relative to schema to get tuple