THE DATABASE APPROACH TO DATA
M
ANAGEMENT
Database technology cuts through many of the problems of traditional file
organization. A more rigorous definition of a database is a collection of data
organized to serve many applications efficiently by centralizing the data and
controlling redundant data. Rather than storing data in separate files for each
application, data appears to users as being stored in only one location. A single
database services multiple applications. For example, instead of a corporation
storing employee data in separate information systems and separate files for
personnel, payroll, and benefits, the corporation could create a single common
human resources database.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
A database management system (DBMS) is software that permits an
organization to centralize data, manage them efficiently, and provide access