Ideas in this flowchart

• A database organizes, stores, and retrieves information.
• A database is an organized system.
• The system stores information.
• The system retrieves information.
• Applications use databases.
• Applications preserve user accounts.
• Applications preserve products.
• Applications preserve messages.
• Applications preserve transactions.
• Applications preserve content.
• Database software provides controlled operations.
• The operations apply to records.
• Records can be created.
• Records can be read.
• Records can be updated.
• Records can be deleted.