Difference between DBMS vs RDBMS
The below table demonstrates the main difference between RDBMS and DBMS:
Parameter DBMS RDBMS
Storage DBMS stores data as a file. Data is stored in the form of tables.
RDBMS uses a tabular structure where the
Database DBMS system, stores data in either a
headers are the column names, and the rows
structure navigational or hierarchical form.
contain corresponding values
Number of Users DBMS supports single user only. It supports multiple users.
In a regular database, the data may Relational databases are harder to construct,
not be stored following the ACID but they are consistent and well structured.
ACID
model. This can develop They obey ACID (Atomicity, Consistency,
inconsistencies in the database. Isolation, Durability).
It is the program for managing the
It is the database systems which are used for
Type of program databases on the computer networks
maintaining the relationships among the tables.
and the system hard disks.
Hardware and
Low software and hardware needs. Higher hardware and software need.
software needs.
RDBMS supports the integrity constraints at the
DBMS does not support the integrity
Integrity schema level. Values beyond a defined range
constants. The integrity constants are
constraints cannot be stored into the particular RDMS
not imposed at the file level.
column.
DBMS does not support
Normalization RDBMS can be Normalized.
Normalization
Distributed DBMS does not support distributed
RBMS offers support for distributed databases.
Databases database.
DBMS system mainly deals with small RDMS is designed to handle a large amount of
Ideally suited for
quantity of data. data.
DBMS does not support client-server
Client Server RDBMS supports client-server architecture.
architecture
Data fetching is slower for the Data fetching is rapid because of its relational
Data Fetching
complex and large amount of data. approach.
Parameter DBMS RDBMS
Data Data redundancy is common in this
Keys and indexes do not allow Data redundancy.
Redundancy model.
Data is stored in the form of tables which are
Data
No relationship between data related to each other with the help of foreign
Relationship
keys.
Multiple levels of security. Log files are created
Security There is no security.
at OS, Command, and object level.
Data can be easily accessed using SQL query.
Data elements need to access
Data Access Multiple data elements can be accessed at the
individually.
same time.
Examples of DBMS are a file system, Example of RDBMS is MySQL, Oracle, SQL
Examples
XML, Windows Registry, etc. Server, etc.