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Database administration is the function of managing and maintaining database management systems (DBMS) software. Mainstream DBMS software such as Oracle , IBM Db2 and Microsoft SQL Server need ongoing management.
A database management system (DBMS) is a computer program (or more typically, a suite of them) designed to manage a database, a large set of structured data, and run operations on the data requested by numerous users.
The name is a three-letter acronym for DataBase Manager, and can also refer to the family of database engines with APIs and features derived from the original dbm. The dbm library stores arbitrary data by use of a single key (a primary key ) in fixed-size buckets and uses hashing techniques to enable fast retrieval of the data by key.
A database administrator (DBA) manages computer databases. [1] The role may include capacity planning , installation , configuration , database design , migration , performance monitoring, security , troubleshooting , as well as backup and data recovery .
Relational database management system (includes market share data) List of relational database management systems; Comparison of object–relational database management systems; Comparison of database administration tools; Object database – some of which have relational (SQL/ODBC) interfaces.
The Integrated Database Management System (IDMS) is a network model database management system for mainframes.It was first developed at B.F. Goodrich and later marketed by Cullinane Database Systems (renamed Cullinet in 1983).
Database design is the organization of data according to a database model. The designer determines what data must be stored and how the data elements interrelate. With this information, they can begin to fit the data to the database model. [1] A database management system manages the data accordingly.
Microsoft Access is a database management system (DBMS) from Microsoft that combines the relational Access Database Engine (ACE) with a graphical user interface and software-development tools. It is a member of the Microsoft 365 suite of applications, included in the Professional and higher editions or sold separately.