A database management system (or DBMS) is essentially nothing more than a computerized data-keeping system. Users of the system are given facilities to perform several kinds of operations on such a system for either manipulation of the data in the database or the management of the database structure itself. Database Management Systems (DBMSs) are categorized according to their data structures or types.
A database management system lets you organize any type of information, including: * People, like your customers, employees, students, homeowners' association, or hiking club. * Projects, like staff assessment, introducing a new product, remodeling your office, or maintaining your car. * Assets, like inventory or your wine collection * Images, like product photos, scanned drawings or videos.
The information you store in your database management system can be in the form of text, photos, PDF files, sound files, illustrations-pretty much any information you can store on your computer.
Computer Hardware and Software: Computer Hardware refers to the physical elements of a computer. Also referred to as the machinery or the equipment of the computer. Examples of hardware in a computer are the keyboard, the monitor, the mouse, the processing unit and the system unit (graphic cards, sound cards, memory, motherboard and chips), etc. all of which are physical objects that we can actually touch.
Software refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer. It is a program that enables a computer to perform a specific task. In other words, software is a set of programs,