A database is a collection of records or data items, in which each record has fields (columns) containing specific information (data). Each record is referred to as a ‘row’, and the data items within each row are referred to as ‘fields’. For example, rows could be individual sales records, and fields might contain customer name, delivery address and order quantity. In database management systems (DBMS), there are two sets of elements that must be considered when an organization is designing a database, these are known as the logical database design and the physical database design. The design process focuses on strategic issues that to support the business objectives of the enterprise.
A database management system (DBMS) is a database management software used to create, gather, store and retrieve data. The database is held in a repository and users or clients can access it through a database application program interface (or database client for short) that hides the database system's internal workings. Applications generally playback data by reading the database schemas. This article provides brief information about What Is Database Management System? types, advantages and disadvantages of database management system.