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In the article problems with the traditional File Processing System (/notes-and-
studymaterial/65-dbms/461-problems-with-file-system.html), you have seen the
different problems with the existing traditional File Processing system. So, to overcome
those problems, the Database Management System was Introduced. 

 
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"A database management system (DBMS) is a collection of programs that manages the
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database structure and controls access to the data stored in the database".  

The DBMS serves as the intermediary between the user and the database. The
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database structure itself is stored as a collection of files, So, we can access the data in
those files through the DBMS.

The DBMS receives all application requests and translates them into the complex
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operations required to fulfill those requests. The DBMS hides much of the database’s
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internal complexity from the application programs and users.

Here, Let's find the advantages and disadvantages of a database management system
(DBMS).

Advantages of Database Management System (DBMS)

1. Improved data sharing

An advantage of the database management approach is, the DBMS helps to create an
environment in which end users have better access to more and better-managed data.
 Such access makes it possible for end users to respond quickly to changes in their
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environment.

2. Improved data security

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The more users access the data, the greater the risks of data security breaches.
Corporations invest considerable amounts of time, effort, and money to ensure that
corporate data are used properly. A DBMS provides a framework for better enforcement
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3. Better data integration

Wider access to well-managed data promotes an integrated view of the organization’s

operations and a clearer view of the big picture. It becomes much easier to see how
actions in one segment of the company affect other segments.

4. Minimized data inconsistency

Data inconsistency exists when different versions of the same data appear in different
places. For example, data inconsistency exists when a company’s sales department
stores a sales representative’s name as “Bill Brown” and the company’s personnel
department stores that same person’s name as “William G. Brown,” or when the
company’s regional sales office shows the price of a product as $45.95 and its national
sales office shows the same product’s price as $43.95. The probability of data
inconsistency is greatly reduced in a properly designed database.

 5. Improved data access

 The DBMS makes it possible to produce quick answers to ad hoc queries. From a
database perspective, a query is a specific request issued to the DBMS for data
manipulation—for example, to read or update the data. Simply put, a query is a
question, and an ad hoc query is a spur-of-the-moment question. The DBMS sends
 back an answer (called the query result set) to the application. For example, end users,
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when dealing with large amounts of sales data, might want quick answers to questions
(ad hoc queries) such as:

- What was the dollar volume of sales by product during the past six months?
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- What is the sales bonus figure for each of our salespeople during the past three
months?

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- How many of our customers have credit balances of 3,000 or more?

6. Improved decision making

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Better-managed data and improved data access make it possible to generate better-
quality information, on which better decisions are based. The quality of the information
generated depends on the quality of the underlying data. Data quality is a
comprehensive approach to promoting the accuracy, validity, and timeliness of the
data. While the DBMS does not guarantee data quality, it provides a framework to
facilitate data quality initiatives.

7. Increased end-user productivity

The availability of data, combined with the tools that transform data into usable
information, empowers end users to make quick, informed decisions that can make the
difference between success and failure in the global economy.

Till now we have seen different benefits of database management systems. But it has
certain limitations or disadvantages.

Let's find various disadvantages of database system. 

Disadvantages of Database Management System (DBMS):

 Although the database system yields considerable advantages over previous data
management approaches, database systems do carry significant disadvantages. For
example:

 
1. Increased costs

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one of the disadvantages of dbms is Database systems require sophisticated hardware

and software and highly skilled personnel. The cost of maintaining the hardware,
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software, and personnel required to operate and manage a database system can be
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substantial. Training, licensing, and regulation compliance costs are often overlooked
when database systems are implemented.

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Database systems interface with many different technologies and have a significant
impact on a company’s resources and culture. The changes introduced by the adoption
of a database system must be properly managed to ensure that they help advance the
company’s objectives. Given the fact that database systems hold crucial company data
that are accessed from multiple sources, security issues must be assessed constantly.

3. Maintaining currency

To maximize the efficiency of the database system, you must keep your system
current. Therefore, you must perform frequent updates and apply the latest patches
and security measures to all components.

Because database technology advances rapidly, personnel training costs tend to be

significant. Vendor dependence. Given the heavy investment in technology and
personnel training, companies might be reluctant to change database vendors.

As a consequence, vendors are less likely to offer pricing point advantages to existing
customers, and those customers might be limited in their choice of database system
components.

4. Frequent upgrade/replacement cycles

DBMS vendors frequently upgrade their products by adding new functionality. Such new
features often come bundled in new upgrade versions of the software. Some of these
versions require hardware upgrades. Not only do the upgrades themselves cost money,
but it also costs money to train database users and administrators to properly use and
manage the new features.
  
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Thanks to myreadingroom blog. I absolutely agree with your
all points which you have mentioned in the advantages and
disadvantages of the database. A database is a set of data
organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval and use of
that data. The database really very useful to secure data and
better data integrations. Once again thank you for this great
summary of the Database. Keep sharing with us.
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kudzie • 3 years ago

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RJ Saren Babu • 4 years ago

WHAT IS SOFTWARE ?
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Software is nothing but a set of instructions to the
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