What is the difference between file processing system compare to database system?

Answer 1

File System vs Data base Management System1. Files act locally where as DBMS saves directly in a database

2. Saves in temporary locations where as DBMS in well arranged and permanent data base locations

3. In File Sys., transactions are not possible where as various transactions like insert,delete,view,updating etc r possible in DBMS

4. Data will be accessed through single or various files where as in DBMS, tables (schema)

is used to access data

5. A "File manager" is used to store all relationships in directories in File Systems where as a data base manager (administrator) stores the relationship in form of structural tables

6. Last.... but not the least.... Data in data bases are more secure compared to data in files!!

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file system is the method for storing and organizing computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find and access them whereas data base system is a computer software that manages databases.

source: wikipedia
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A computerized database is stored in a computer and is very fast at organizing information, and grouping related data.

A manual database is like a filing cabinet, slow and clumsy, and you can lose records down the back.

Data can only be found quickly on one bit of data, for example 'Name' as that will be the only bit visible in the filing cabinet - to find anything else you need to manual go through each and every file in the cabinet.

File system is a system , that collecting a data or files and stored in physical location like hard disk or cd-rom.

And datadase system is an integrated logically-realted-data or records in a common pool from where , multiple users could fetch the data.
File systems are containers of collections. Collections are commonly called directories, and they contains a set of data units commonly called files.

All database architectures provide structures and methods to organise data (called rows) into collections (called Tables) that can be updated. Databases have the ability to commit a set of data changes as one logical unit, and have many users doing this concurrently.

The main difference is that filesystems are the layer underneath a database. The database system is an application and a set of database files. The database files are part of the file system container.
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1, A database is an integrated collection of logically related records or files consolidated into a common pool that provides data for one or multiple uses.

A file is a package of information with a name attached to it.

2, Databases are basically meant to fragment data into relations store then so that conditioned retrieval is fast and easy.

A file is just for mas storage for future use. Here the conditioned retrieval is not a significant factor.

3, To handle small data sets, file is more efficient than database; that is, consider the stats below,

Test done in a machine (single PC)

Test without condition! Test with condition where names start with 'A'!
File operation was faster Database operation was faster

(I am not including the actual time measured )

For simple operations, read, wright, file operations are faster and simple. But the area where database is of real use is when there is a conditional retrieval of data.

4, Database is real gift in area's where we need to have bulk data (including multimedia) and which includes conditional retrieval. For file operations there are very very tedious operations which involves large processing time.

Answer 2

When a computer user wants to store data electronically they must do so by placing data in files. Files are stored in specific locations on the hard disk (directories). The user can create new files to place data in, delete a file that contains data, rename the file, etc -- all known as file management; a function provided by the Operating System (OS).

If the user wishes to perform some operation on the data he has placed in the file, such as viewing a list of his friends that celebrate their birthday in June, he has to scroll through all the data by himself in order to see the data he is interested in. Moreover, he has to know where he put the files that contain the data, and if there are multiple files he has to remember to go through each one of them.

A Database Management System is intended to remove this burden of manually locating data, and having to scroll through it by allowing the user to create a logical structure for the data beforehand, and then allowing the user to place the data in the database that the DBMS is managing. In this way the DBMS abstracts away the physical concerns of organising files, and provides the user with a logical view of the data.

Note, that the DBMS will still -- Behind the Scenes though -- place the data in files on the hard-disk

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Answer 3

A database administrator (DBA) is an individual person or group of persons with an overview of one or more databases who controls the design and the use of these databases. A DBA provides the necessary technical support for implementing policy decisions of databases. Thus, a DBA is responsible for the overall control of the system at technical level and unlike a DA, he or she is an IT professional. A DBA is the central controller of the database system who oversees and manages all the resources (such as database, DBMS and related software). The DBA is responsible for authorizing access to the database, for coordinating and monitoring its use and for acquiring software and hardware resources as needed. They are accountable for security system, appropriate response time and ensuring adequate performance of the database system and providing a variety of other technical services. The database administrator is supported with a number of staff or a team of people such as system programmers and other technical assistants.

Answer 4

It is an operating system where the records are stored in different files. To extract records and to add or delete records, various application programs are written for each work. The database system has one or more application systems. The inter-related data is collected and processed through this application system.

Answer 5

• A database coordinates the physical and logical access to the data; a file-processing system only coordinates physical access to the data
• A DBMS reduces the amount of data duplication
• A DBMS is designed to allow flexibility in what queries give access to the data, where a file-processing system only allows pre-determined access to data (by specific compiled programs)
• A DBMS is designed to coordinate and permit multiple users to access data at the same time. A file processing system is much more restrictive in simultaneous data access

Answer 6

The file processing system approach uses data stored on different computers, in different computer files. These computers may not be in the same area or maintained by the same people or departments. This can lead to data redundancy, data errors, and data isolation. The database system approach maintains and stores data in a centralize location that can then be controlled by controlling access to files, managing data integrity, and maintaining data backups and restores.

Answer 7

Explain the differences between a file oriented system and database oriented system

Answer 8

None, if you're using the VAX/VMS FILES-11 access methods.

Answer 9

data in database is more secure as compared to file system.