DBMS stands for Database Management Systems, and refers to a software system which manages and organises incoming data to allow it to be modified or extracted by the users.
To understand this further, let's look at what exactly a Database is.
Database Technology
- Is a collection of interrelated data.
- Contains the storage of "traditional" alpha and numeric data, but could also be multimedia data - an example of which is YouTube.
- Has an intended group of users.
In addition to organising the data, DBMS's make life easier for organisations in other ways too:
- Prevents duplicated data
- Provides back-up and recovery of data
- Reduces manual maintenance time required by users, and therefore increases all-round efficiency.
- Highly customisable to mould to the specific needs of the business.