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List four significant differences between a file-processing system and a database management system (DBMS).

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differences between a file-processing system and a database management system is given below

file-processing system

  • File system is a software that manages and organizes the files in a storage medium within a computer.
  • It doesn’t provide backup and recovery of data if it is lost.
  • There is less data consistency in file system.
  • File systems provide less security in comparison to DBMS.
  • It is less complex as compared to DBMS.

database management system

  • DBMS is a software for managing the database
  • It provides backup and recovery of data even if it is lost.
  • DBMS has more security mechanisms as compared to file system
  • It has more complexity in handling as compared to file system.
  • There is more data consistency because of the process of normalization.
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