This lecture introduces the basics of Database Management Systems (DBMS), covering the DBMS ecosystem, workload taxonomy, and the relational model. It explains relational algebra operators like selection, projection, set operations, cross product, join, and duplicate elimination. The lecture also delves into composing multiple operators, union, set-difference, intersection, renaming, and equi-join. It concludes by discussing the importance of DBMS in managing large datasets and the evolution towards Big Data Management Systems (BDMS).