Database management systems software is general-purpose software.

a) Discuss the benefits and potential drawbacks of such a design

b) How is metadata stored in modern databases, and what role does it play in achieving the goal of the DBMS being general-purpose?

c) Some specialized applications like geographic information systems use general purpose DBMSs as backend. How does this information fit with your answer to a)

d) How does the database concept of normalization differ from the software development concept of coupling? Be specific.