Getting Started with MongoDB Atlas

In this unit, you learned how to:

• Define a document database and distributed system
• Explain the purpose of a flexible schema
  
• Define documents, collections, and databases in MongoDB
  
• Describe how MongoDB, as a distributed system, maintains consistency
  
• Explain how MongoDB Atlas works as a database-as-a-service
  
• Describe how MongoDB operates on the cloud and uses automatic failover
  
• Deploy an Atlas cluster
  
• Navigate the Atlas UI and load a sample dataset
  
• Query for documents in a database, using the Atlas UI
  

Resources

Use the following resources to learn more about getting started with MongoDB:

• Docs: Get Started with Atlas
• Docs: Introduction to MongoDB
  
• MongoDB Use Cases
  
• Docs: FAQ: MongoDB Fundamentals
  

Explore other MongoDB topics and features:

• Docs: Atlas Vector Search Quickstart
• Docs: Replication
  
• Docs: Sharding
  
• Docs: Security