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Difference Between File System and DBMS

The document compares file systems and database management systems (DBMS). It notes that file systems allow access to single files at a time and contain unrelated data, while DBMS allow access to multiple related files simultaneously. A DBMS combines software, hardware, and data to electronically manipulate stored data. The document then lists disadvantages of file systems, such as duplicate data, data inconsistency, poor data integrity, isolation of data across files, dependence on file formats, poor data security, and difficulty representing complex objects.

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Difference Between File System and DBMS

The document compares file systems and database management systems (DBMS). It notes that file systems allow access to single files at a time and contain unrelated data, while DBMS allow access to multiple related files simultaneously. A DBMS combines software, hardware, and data to electronically manipulate stored data. The document then lists disadvantages of file systems, such as duplicate data, data inconsistency, poor data integrity, isolation of data across files, dependence on file formats, poor data security, and difficulty representing complex objects.

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Difference between File

System and DBMS


File System Vs DBMS
 File Management System (FMS) is a Data Management
System that allows access to single files or tables at a time.
FMS’s accommodate flat files that have no relation to other
files. The FMS was the predecessor for the Database
Management System (DBMS), which allows access to
multiple files or tables at a time.

 A Database Management System (DMS) is a combination of


computer software, hardware, and information designed to
electronically manipulate data via computer processing.

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Disadvantages of File Processing System

• Duplicate Data – As all files are independent of each other, so, duplicate
data may be present in more than one files.

• Inconsistency – Inconsistency means different copies of same data that are


not matching. Data may be inconsistent in file processing system.

• Poor Data Integrity – Data integrity refers to the overall completeness,


accuracy and consistency of data. But in Processing system, Poor data
integrity often develops.

• Data is isolated and separated – Data are separated in various files. So, if
it is needed to extract data from 2 different files, it will be require to
determine which parts of each of the files are needed and how files are
related to one another.
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Disadvantages of File Processing System

• Application Programs are dependent on file formats – In processing


suystem, the physical formats of file are entered in application program that
process the files. Change in the file format result in program updates and a
change which is time consuming and error prone.

• Poor Data Security- Data is stored in different files causing the security
problems

• Difficult to represent complex object – Some data objects may be of


variable length which might produce difficulty in representation in file

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