Databases and Database Management Systems

Adatabase is a collection of related data or facts. A database management system

(DBMS) is a software tool that allows people to store, access, and process data
or facts into useful information
Many small database programs that run on personal computers are not referred to a
s databases or database management programs;instead they are called personal inf
ormation managers (PIMs), personal organizers, and other names
A DBMS makes it possible to do many routine tasks that would otherwise be tectio
us and time-consuming without a computer. For example, a DBMS can:
Sort thousands of addresses by ZIP code.
Find all records of people who live in a certain state.
Print a list of selected records, such as all real estate listings that closed e
scrow last month.