text: **What is DynamoDB?**
  
  Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed serverless NoSQL database service. DynamoDB stores data 
  
  in*tables.*Tables hold*items.*Items are composed of*attributes*. Although these components sound 
  
  similar to a traditional SQL table with rows and ﬁelds, there are also diﬀerences which will be 
  
  explained in the fundamentals section. 