[DATABASE] Complete instruction on database design
5 min readApr 23, 2022
What is a DBMS?
A Database Management System, aka DBMS is a software package designed to define, manipulate, retrieve and manage data in a database.
What is the difference between a DBMS and a database?
DBMS can contain several databases, meaning that a database is simply one of databases that a DBMS manages. Again, the DBMS can define new database, manipulate, retrieve and manage data in a database.