Database Management System(DBMS):
Database Management System (DBMS) is software used to identify, manage, and create a database that provides administered access to the data.
Relational Database Management System (RDBMS):
Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is a more advanced version of a DBMS system that allows access to data in a more efficient way. It is used to store or manage only the data that are in the form of tables.
Difference between RDBMS and DBMS
| RDBMS |
DBMS |
| Data stored is in table format |
Data stored is in the file format |
| Multiple data elements are accessible together |
Individual access of data elements |
| Data in the form of a table are linked together |
No connection between data |
| Normalisation is not achievable |
There is normalisation |
| Support distributed database |
No support for distributed database |
| Data is stored in a large amount |
Data stored is a small quantity |
| Here, redundancy of data is reduced with the help of key and indexes in RDBMS |
Data redundancy is common |
| RDBMS supports multiple users |
DBMS supports a single user |
| It features multiple layers of security while handling data |
There is only low security while handling data |
| The software and hardware requirements are higher |
The software and hardware requirements are low |
| Oracle, SQL Server. |
XML, Microsoft Access. |
