A database management system (DBMS) is a computer software application that interacts with the user, other applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze data.A general-purpose DBMS is designed to allow the definition, creation, querying, update, and administration of databases.oth a database and its DBMS conform to the principles of a particular database model. Database system refers collectively to the database model, database management system, and database. Physically, database servers are dedicated computers that hold the actual databases and run only the DBMS and related software.