• The DBMS is a general-purpose software system
that facilitates the processes of
– Defining
• specifying the data types, structures, and constraints of the data
to be stored in the database
– Constructing
• the process of storing the data on some storage medium that is
controlled by the DBMS
– Manipulating
• querying the database to retrieve specific data, updating the
database to reflect changes, and generating reports from the
data
– Sharing databases among various users and applications
• allows multiple users and programs to access the database
simultaneously