Content Management System

A content management system (CMS) is a computer system that allows publishing, editing, and modifying content as well as site maintenance from a central page. It provides a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based.

The core features of Content Management Systems vary widely from system to system; many simpler systems showcase only a handful of features, while others, notably enterprise systems, are much more complex and powerful.

The following is a list of major CMS features:

• Allow for a large number of people to share and contribute to stored data;
• Control access to data based on user role (i.e., define information users or user groups can view, edit, publish, etc.);
• Facilitate storage and retrieval of data;
• Control data validity and compliance;
• Reduce duplicate inputs;
• Simplify report writing;
• Improve communication among users.* Define data as almost anything: documents, movies, texts, pictures, phone numbers, articles etc.