Database Management System (DBMS)
Database Management System (DBMS) is a collection of programs that enables the user to create and maintain a Database.
In other words, it is a general-purpose software (Generic Software) that provides the users with the process of defining, constructing and manipulating a Database for various Applications.
For example: Application software used in Banking Sector.
- DBMS is a collection of interrelated data and a set of programs to access (retrieve) the data.
- Here the collection of data usually referred to as the database contains information relevant to an enterprise.
- The primary goal of a DBMS is to provide a way to store and retrieve information i.e convenient and efficient.
- DBMS can also be defined as an interface between the application program and the Operating System to access or manipulate the database.
Components of DBMS
- User
- Software
- Hardware
- Data
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