1. Introduction to DBMS

1.1. Components of DBMS

  • Hardware − It refers to the physical machines or devices such as servers and storage systems.
  • Software − It is the set of commands or programs that controls the database.
  • Data − The information stored in the database.
  • Data Access Language − DBMS requires a language like SQL to interact with the database.
  • Users − People who interact with the database are called users. They can be database administrators, developers, and end-users.