Database is collection of related data.

This database must represent some aspect of real world (miniworld or universe of
discourse);
This database must be a logically coherent collection of data with some inherent
meanning;
This database is designed, built and populated for a specific purpose, with
intended group of users and some preconceived applications in which the users are
interested.

DBMS enables us to create and maintain DBs.

DBMS general purpose software system facilitates construction, manipulation and
sharing of databases among various users and applications.

DMBS controls a storage medium to store all the data.

Defintion -> Construction | Manipulation | Sharing;

To create a DB we must define a structure which includes the domain, data types of
the domain, and the constraints of the domain.
This definition is stored by DBMS in the form of DB catalog or dictionary, called
the "meta-data".

Transaction = Read or Write operation.

Other funcationilities of Database:

1) Protection: System protection against hardware and software malfunction.
2) Security: Unauthorized and malicious access.

DBMS must be able to maintain the database system by allowing the system to evolve
as requirements change over time.

Database and DBMS combined = Database System

Database comes under larger undertaking known as Information System within an

organization.
Information Technology Department within an organization designs and maintains an
Information System consisting of various computers, storage systems, application
software, and databases.
Design of an existing or new database starts off with a phase called "requirements
specification and anaylsis".