This document provides an overview of database management systems (DBMS). It discusses what a database and DBMS are, the history and components of DBMS, and different database models including hierarchical, network, and relational models. The relational model is the most popular and introduced the concept of relating tables through primary and foreign keys. The document also compares DBMS and relational DBMS, noting that RDBMS is faster, avoids redundancy, and is used for more complex applications through its relational structure. Popular RDBMS examples include SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL.