Application of a DBMS

The DBMS provides function to define the structure of the data in the application.These include defining and modifying  the record structure, the type and size of fields and the various constrains/condition to be satisfied by the data in each field.The functions performed by a typical DBMS are the following:

1. Data Manipulation
2. Data Security & Integrity
3. Data Recovery & Concurrency
4. Data Dictionary Maintenance
5. Performance
6. Authorization Services
7. Providing muliple interfaces.