What is DBMS?
A DBMS is a software used to store and manage data. The DBMS was introduced during 1960’s to store any data. It also offers manipulation of the data like insertion, deletion, and updating of the data. DBMS system also performs the functions like defining, creating, revising and controlling the database. It is specially designed to create and maintain data and enable the individual business application to extract the desired data.
What is RDBMS?
Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is an advanced version of a DBMS system. It came into existence during 1970’s. RDBMS system also allows the organization to access data more efficiently then DBMS. RDBMS is a software system which is used to store only data which need to be stored in the form of tables. In this kind of system, data is managed and stored in rows and columns which is known as tuples and attributes. RDBMS is a powerful data management system and is widely used across the world.
DBMS vs RDBMS: Difference between DBMS and RDBMS
The below table demonstrates the main difference between RDBMS and DBMS:
