DBMS (Database Management System)

 

Definition: The database management system controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security, and integrity of data in a database.

What This Means: The database management system is the key to the administration and use of a data store. The major DBMS vendors are Oracle, IBM (DB2), Microsoft (SQL Server), and Sybase (ASE). MySQL is a very popular open-source product.

 

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