MongoDB Documentation, Release 3.0.4 3.1.1 Database Operations Query In MongoDB a query targets a specific collection of documents. Queries specify criteria, or conditions, that identify the documents that MongoDB returns to the clients. A query may include a projection that specifies the fields from the matching documents to return. You can optionally modify queries to impose limits, skips, and sort orders. In the following diagram, the query process specifies a query criteria and a sort modifier: See Read Operations Overview (page 61) for more information. Chapter 3. MongoDB CRUD Operations 58