This document outlines the contents of a manual for a database management systems laboratory course. It covers 5 chapters on different lab programs involving creating database tables, inserting data, and writing queries. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to basic SQL commands including DDL, DML, TCL, and DCL commands. It describes commands like CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, DROP TABLE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE. Subsequent chapters provide the problem statements, ER diagrams, schema diagrams, code for creating tables and inserting sample data, and solutions to queries for 5 different database domains - library, orders, movies, college, and company.