The document discusses the impedance mismatch between object-oriented programming and relational databases. It notes key differences in their type systems, architectural styles, structural relationships, identity constructs, transaction boundaries, and query capabilities. Object-relational mapping (ORM) is introduced as a technique for converting between incompatible data types in databases and object-oriented languages. LINQ provides language-integrated querying for relational data through DLINQ, mapping tables to classes and allowing queries over strongly-typed results.