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title: "What is DBMS?"  
description: "What is DBMS?"  
author: "Rahul Roi"  
published: 2019-04-06  
updated: 2020-09-16  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23497/what-is-dbms  
category: "mysql"  
tags: ["database", "sql server"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is DBMS?

**DBMS:-** A Database Management System (DBMS) is a program that controls the creation, maintenance and use of a database. DBMS can be termed as File Manager that manages data in a database rather than saving it in file systems.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

The **database** is nothing but an organized form of data for easy access, storing, retrieval and managing of data. This is also known as a structured form of data which can be accessed in many ways.

**Example:** School Management Database, Bank Management Database.

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### Answer by Rahul Roi

**DBMS:-** A Database Management System (DBMS) is a program that controls the creation, maintenance and use of a database. DBMS can be termed as File Manager that manages data in a database rather than saving it in file systems.


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