data structures versus data bases???

[husam]

Terry Reedy wrote:

> "husam" <husalwan at sci.kun.nl> wrote in message
> news:3BED344B.5050703 at sci.kun.nl...
> 
>>hi,
>>im trying to learn programming with python. one of the things
>>
> confusing
> 
>>me is the difference between data structures and data bases. so, can
>>
> you
> 
>>tell me what the difference is between them?
>>
> 
> Examples of data structures: set, list (stack, queue, deque are
> specialized examples), dictionary, tree, heap, matrix.  A particular
> organization of data with associated methods of operation upon them.
> An abstract data structure is defined by the interface of the
> methods -- what you can do -- rather than by the bit-by-bit
> organization of any particular implementation of that structure.
> 
> Database: a collection of data on a particular topic using some data
> structures.
> Example: phone book, address book, a business database of suppliers
> and customers, product and services, purchases and sales.
> Relational database: a set of tables, each of which is a set/list of
> records, each of which is a set/list or association of named fields.
> 
> Hope this help a bit.
> 
> Terry J. Reedy
> 
> 
> 
> 

yes, i understand the general defenition of data bases and of data 
structures. i should in fact put the question like this:
is a given dictionary or list of a set of data, a data base?