Dear Keith > I think your definition is a little off. (...)
Nice thoughts about the general term of a system - but unfortunately not state-of-the-art. If you don't trust in G* pls. read the first chapters of any university course or well-known or books about Database Systems, like the book "Fundamentals..." from Elmasri&Navathe. Yours, Stefan 2013/9/2 Keith Medcalf <kmedc...@dessus.com> > > > To me (as a university teacher :->), here exists no single common > > definition what a (R)DBMS is! That comes close: > > > A database management system (DBMS) is software that controls the > > storage, organization, and retrieval of data. A DBMS provides > > various functions like data security, data integrity, data sharing, > > data concurrence, data independence, data recovery etc. And an RDBMS > > is a DBMS based on the relational model. > > I think your definition is a little off. A DBMS (data base management > system) is a "system" for the management of a collection (base) of data. > The terms themselves indicate no requirement for the "base" or the "data", > nor in particular the type of "system" involved -- certainly no requirement > for "software" running on a "computer". DNA (and RNA) are DBMSes and are > most assuredly Systems for the Management of a Base of Data. > > It is unfortunate that so many wear blinders so much of the time that they > cannot comprehend the plain and clear meaning of words without falling > afoul of their own prejudices. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > sqlite-users mailing list > sqlite-users@sqlite.org > http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users > _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
