AICT Assignment
Ayan Ahmed
Registration Id: 2024-DS-40
Submitted To: Ma’am Hijab
Department of Data Science
University of Engineering and Technology
FireBase
Backend Server
Making Account on Firebase
1.First we will need to make account on Firebase, by
signing with our Google Account.
2.Then we click on “Go to Console”
3.Then we create an name for the project.
4.Now we will click continue and proceed to next
window.
5.Then we enable the google analytics option
6.Then we go to authentication tab for linking it
with email and password.
7.At the last we will enable the email and
password feature.
Questions\Answers
Q1: Difference between relational and non-relational
databases?
A:
Relational Database Non-Relational Database
Data stored in tables. No fixed Scheme
Relationship using primary Data stored in key value
and secondary key
Limited Scalability Handle large amount of data
Supports SQL Database-specific
Q2: How firebase is different from other
data bases?
Firebase is different from others because:
It offers real time synchronization
Its abstract backend management
It also has offline capabilities
It is designed on horizontal scaling
Q3: What security mechanisms does
Firebase offer, and how do they differ from
other databases?
Key Features of Firebase:
Firebase Authentication
Security Rules for Realtime Database and Fire store
Data Encryption
Major Difference’s from another database:
Real-Time and Granular Security Rules
Integrated User Management
Q4: What are the differences between
Firebase Firestore and Firebase Realtime
Database?
Aspect Fire store Realtime Database
Data Model Document-based, organized into JSON tree-based (flat hierarchical
collections. structure).
Query Advanced queries with filtering Basic queries, less powerful
Capabilities and chaining. filtering.
Scalability Designed for horizontal scaling and Limited scalability, better suited
larger datasets. for smaller apps.
Offline Support Built-in offline support for web and Limited offline support compared
mobile. to Firestore.
Q5: What are the primary use cases where
Firebase is preferred over relational
databases?
A: The primary advantage of firebase is real time synchronization
Q6: What are the limitations of Firebase
when compared to relational databases or
other NoSQL databases like MongoDB?
A: Limitations of Firebase:
It uses no SQL structure making complex
structure challenging to query or model.
Joining data requires multiple queries and it can
lead to data duplication
Transactions are supported but limited to single
document
It's difficult for cross document or cross
collection
Q7: Difference between SQL and NoSQL databases?
A:
Aspect SQL Databases NoSQL Databases
Data Model Relational (tables with rows Non-relational (e.g., key-value,
and columns). document, graph).
Schema Fixed schema; requires Flexible schema; supports dynamic or
predefined structure. schema-less.
Scalability Vertically scalable (adding Horizontally scalable (adding more
resources to a single server). servers).
Query Uses Structured Query Uses varied APIs or query mechanisms,
Language Language (SQL). depending on the database type.
How can we integrate
firebase with our website?
THE ANSWER:
1.In the first step we will setup the account as we did earlier by following a set
of processes.
2.Now in the second step we will get an JavaScript code from firebase we will
copy it and paste in header portion of our html file. The code will look like this
3.If we are using JavaScript (as we do in most cases so we will install fire base
via npm in (command terminal)
4.Run npm install -g firebase-tools to install Firebase CLI.
5.Initialize hosting using firebase init hosting.
6.Deploy your website using firebase deploy.
