Why floppy disks are not often used for data base?

Answer 1

A database to function effectively needs high speed access to stored data.

Floppy disks CAN be sued for storing a simple database, but there are some severe limitations:

• slow access speeds means slow database response, especially if the computer cannot hold the entire database in local memory for sorting, etc.
• severely limited storage space may limit the database formats available, as many newer database have considerable data storage overhead
• constant read/write operations can wear floppy disks causing them to fail fairly quickly
• data cannot easily be shared with more than one user

Older databases, such as Paradox, would happily use floppy disks for storage. Problems are likely to occur if the same was attempted with a modern database, such as MySQL.

Answer 2

There could be a few reasons.

1. It is a media that is no longer widely used

2. Floppy disks are easily damaged

3. With today's data storage needs, the floppy disk would not hold many files.

The floppy holds 1.44 megabytes, which could be easily be filled.