What is the difference between DBMS and RDBMS?

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Key Difference between DBMS and RDBMS:

The key difference is that RDBMS (relational database management system) applications store data in a tabular form, while DBMS applications store data as files.

Does that mean there are no tables in a DBMS?

There can be, but there will be no “relation” between the tables, like in a RDBMS. In DBMS, data is generally stored in either a hierarchical form or a navigational form. This means that a single data unit will have one parent node and zero, one or more children nodes. It may even be stored in a graph form, which can be seen in the network model.

In a RDBMS, the tables will have an identifier called primary key. Data values will be stored in the form of tables. The relationships between these data values will be stored in the form of a table as well. Every value stored in the relational database is accessible. This value can be updated by the system. The data in this system is also physically and logically independent.

You can say that a RDBMS is an extension of a DBMS, even if there are many differences between the two. Most software products in the market today are both DBMS and RDBMS compliant. Essentially, they can maintain databases in a (relational) tabular form as well as a file form, or both. This means that today a RDBMS application is a DBMS application, and vice versa. However, there are still major differences between a relational database system for storing data and a plain database system.

Every RDBMS is a DBMS, but the opposite is not true: RDBMS is a DBMS which is based on the relational model, but not every DBMS must be relational.

However, since RDBMS are most common, sometimes the term DBMS is used to denote a DBMS which is NOT relational. It depends on the context.

DBMS : Data Base Management System ..... for storage of data and efficient retrieval of data. Eg: Foxpro

1)A DBMS has to be persistent (it should be accessible when the program created the data donot exist or even the application that created the data restarted).

2) DBMS has to provide some uniform methods independent of a specific application for accessing the information that is stored.

3)DBMS does not impose any constraints or security with regard to data manipulation. It is user or the programmer responsibility to ensure the ACID PROPERTY of the database

4)In DBMS Normalization process will not be present

5)In dbms no relationship concept

6)It supports Single User only

7)It treats Data as Files internally

8)It supports 3 rules of E.F.CODD out off 12 rules

9)It requires low Software and Hardware Requirements.

FoxPro, IMS are Examples

RDBMS: Relational Data Base Management System

.....the database which is used by relations(tables) to acquire information retrieval Eg: oracle, SQL..,

1)RDBMS is based on relational model, in which data is represented in the form of relations, with enforced relationships between the tables.

2)RDBMS defines the integrity constraint for the purpose of holding ACID PROPERTY.

3)In RDBMS, normalization process will be present to check the database table cosistency

4)RDBMS helps in recovery of the database in case of loss of data

5)It is used to establish the relationship concept between two database objects, i.e, tables

6)It supports multiple users

7)It treats data as Tables internally

8)It supports minimum 6 rules of E.F.CODD

9)It requires High software and hardware