Answer
In MySQL MyISAM is the default storage engine. MyISAM tables store data values
with the low byte first. Even though MyISAM tables are very reliable, corrupted
tables can be expected if there is a hardware failure, the pc shuts down
unexpectedly. MyISAM tables are reliable because any change made to a table is
written before the sql statement returns. Even though MyISAM is the default
storage engine it is advisable to specify ENGINE= MYISAM