This document discusses different types of databases: hierarchical, entity-relationship, relational, object-oriented, and network. Hierarchical databases organize data in a tree structure and were the first model created by IBM in 1960. Entity-relationship databases were developed in 1976 and represent things of interest through entities and relationships. Relational databases were first described by Edgar Codd in 1969 and manage data using a structure consistent with predicate logic. Object-oriented databases store information as objects and are used for multimedia or CAD. Network databases form a flexible graph structure and allowed multiple parent-child relationships but became obsolete due to relational databases.