Databases generally encapsulated within a database management system
(DBMS).
• DBMS is a software program that enables the creation and management of
database. These databases will more complex than the text file/spreadsheet.
• The DBMS supports a high-level language in which the application programmer
describes the database access it wishes to perform.
• The most commonly used language, and the one we study in this text is the
Structure Query Language (SQL).