What is the difference between a database and a database management system?

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Database is a collection of related data while database management system is a software which is use to access the database.
A database is an accumulation of data, for storage and future use. The database management system would be the software you use to..this is too easy...manage the database. In other words, to search, sort, filter, and retrieve the data, or parts of it, from the database.

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