# 1433 - MSSQL - Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server is a database management system developed by mIcrosoft.  As a database server, it stores and is capabable of retrieving data as requested by software applications.

## Default MS-SQL System Tables

* **master Database:** this database captures all system-level details for a SQL server instance
* **msdb Database**: SQL Server Agent utilitzes this database to manage scheduling for alerts and jobs
* **model Database**: Acts as a blueprint for every new database on the SQL Server instance, where any alterations like size, collation, recovery model, and more are mirrored in newly created databases.
* **Resource Database:** a read-only database that houses system objects that come with SQL server.
* **tempdb Database**: Serves as a temporary storage area for transient objects or intermediate result sets.