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DBMS (Database Management System) Definition
DocumentID: 656216
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:41 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: DBMS (Database Management System): A DBMS is simply a computer program for managing the data contained in database files.

A well-designed database management system allows the end user to do all of the following:

      define the structure of the information to be maintained; define a custom screen layout for data entry; enter data; retrieve individual records; view, edit, delete, or print individual records; rearrange records into different orders for on-screen or printed lists; select various subsets of the data for different purposes; perform calculations and store, view, or print the results; print formatted reports that present the information in the database in a form readily accessible to people who know little about computers and databases.

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