Functions of database management systems

Applications of interfaces to the DBMS are created, allowing users to manage and gain access to data within the database. Connolly & Begg (2001, pp 4) state 'a database application is simply a program that interacts with the database at some point in its execution'.

Interfaces of a DBMS provides functionality with the ability to add, delete, update and retrieve data, process data to complete tasks, produce reports and manage data.

Thomas Connolly (2001). Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management . Third. ed: Addison Wesley.