APPLICATIONS OF DBMS:

APPLICATIONS OF DBMS:

Most organizations in developed countries today depend on databases for their business operations. Increasingly, databases are not only used to support the internal operations of the organization, but also to underpin its online interactions with customers and suppliers (see Enterprise software). Databases are not used only to hold administrative information, but are often embedded within applications to hold more specialized data: for example engineering data or economic models. Examples of database applications include computerized library systems, flight reservation systems, and computerized parts inventory systems.

Client-server or transactional DBMSs are often complex to maintain high performance, availability and security when many users are querying and updating the database at the same time. Personal, desktop-based database systems tend to be less complex. For example, FileMaker and Microsoft Access come with built-in graphical user interfaces.