1. 电子表格：
包含行和列中的单元格并且可以帮助排列、计算和排序数据的文件称为电子表格。它可以有数值、文本、公式和函数。它具有列和行以保持插入的信息清晰易懂。它是一个电子图表。
例子 –
Microsoft Excel，莲花 1-2-3。
2. 数据库：
它是为便于搜索和检索而安排的有组织的数据集合。它包含多个表。数据库引擎可以对数据库上的信息进行排序、更改或提供服务。基本上，它是一组保存在计算机中的信息。
例子 –
银行使用数据库来跟踪客户账户、余额和存款。
电子表格和数据库的区别：
| Spreadsheet | Database |
|---|---|
| It is accessed directly by the user. | It is accessed by a user or by an application to enter or modify the data. |
| It can be classified as numeric relationships. | It can be classified as classification of data. |
| It is easy to start. | It is difficult to start with SQL. |
| It is easy to learn for the user. | It is somewhat difficult than spreadsheet to learn. |
| It is an interactive computer application for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form. | It is an organized collection of data generally stored and accessed electronically from a computer system. |
| It stores less data. | It stores more data. |
| It is used for accounting tasks. | It is used in large enterprises to store the data. |
| It produce tables and graphs for presentations. | It can produce reports in the format easily but would need to copy the final data to spreadsheet or other tools to make it look good. |
| It have more formatting features than database. | It automatically update forms, reports and queries when data is updated. |