Why Use DBMS

Uses of Database Applications include:

• Banking - to store metadata about customers, like their accounts, loans, and transactions
• FInance - for documenting and predicting sales and purchases of financial commodities
• Airlines - to keep track of seat reservations, flight schedules, airport information, etc.
• Telecommunication - to keep records of call, text, and data usage; and generate bills with this information
• Navigation - to keep track of locations of relevant destinations, along with data on modes of transport (i.e. roadways, railways, bus routes)