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.

A database management system (or DBMS) is simply a computerized data storage system. Users of the system are given the ability to execute a variety of actions on such a system, such as manipulating the data in the database or managing the database structure itself.