This document provides an overview of database management systems (DBMS) and their history. It discusses how DBMS were developed to make retrieving stored data and information easier compared to previous methods. Key events included the introduction of database terminology in the 1960s, the emergence of general-purpose database systems, and Charles Bachman being awarded the ACM Turing Award in 1973 for his work developing DBMS. The document also summarizes relational database management systems (RDBMS) and structured query language (SQL).