text: Each item is composed of one or more attributes: 
  
  •**Attribute**–An*attribute*is a fundamental data element, something that does not need to be 
  broken down any further. For example, an item in a*People*table contains attributes called 
  
  *PersonID*,*LastName*,*FirstName*, and so on. In a Cars table, attributes could include*Make,*
  
  *Model, BuildYear, and RetailPrice.*For a*Department*table, an item might have attributes such as 
  
  *DepartmentID*,*Name*,*Manager*, and so on. Attributes in DynamoDB are similar in many ways to 
  
  ﬁelds or columns in other database systems. 