Any data that does not fall into the traditional field structure (alpha, numeric, dates) of a relational DBMS. Examples of complex data types are bills of materials, word processing documents, maps, ...

I have an assignment to modify my last project (written using SQL Server) to include a whole host of things, including complex data types and table inheritance. Can SQL Server do these things, or am I ...

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