What is Database Management System?



What is Database Management System?
A Database Management System is essentially a collection interrelated data and a set of programs to access this data. This  collection of data is called the database. The primary objective of a DBMS is to provide a convenient environment to retrieve and store database information. Database System support single user and multi-user environment. While on one hand DBMS permits only one person to access the database at a given time, on the other RDBMS allows many users simultaneous access to the database.

A Data Base System consists of two parts namely, database Management System and Database Application. Database Management System is the program that organizes and maintains  the information whereas the database management system is the program that organizes and maintains the information stored in the DBMS.


  • Database is a collection of data in one or more files for the future reference.
  • Database is a collection of interrelated data, i.e., database always stores data along with it’s relationships.

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