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    The document discusses key concepts related to databases including flat file databases and relational databases. A flat file database stores all data in a single table while a relational database uses multiple tables linked together through primary and foreign keys. The relationships allow tables to share data. Primary keys uniquely identify rows while foreign keys provide links between tables. Relational databases offer advantages like less data duplication and easier editing but are more complex, while flat file databases are simpler but have disadvantages like more data duplication and harder updating.

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    The document discusses key concepts related to databases including flat file databases and relational databases. A flat file database stores all data in a single table while a relational database uses multiple tables linked together through primary and foreign keys. The relationships allow tables to share data. Primary keys uniquely identify rows while foreign keys provide links between tables. Relational databases offer advantages like less data duplication and easier editing but are more complex, while flat file databases are simpler but have disadvantages like more data duplication and harder updating.

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    Data Manipulation

    Q1. What is a database?


    The database is an organized collection of structured data to make it
    easily accessible, manageable and update. In simple words, you can say,
    a database in a place where the data is stored.
    Q2. What is a flat-file database?
    A flat file is one that stores a representation of a simple database, which
    is known as a flat file database. A flat file database is a type of database
    that stores data in a single table.
    Q3. What is a relational database?
    A relational database uses multiple tables In a relational database the
    tables are linked In a relational database must have a primary key and a
    foreign key in the linked tables. Relational Databases use two or more
    tables linked together (to form a relationship). Relational Databases do
    not store all the data in the same table.
    Q4. What is a relationship?
    A relationship is formed when our two tables are joined together.
    Relationships make use of key fields and primary keys to allow the two
    tables to communicate with each other and share their data.
    Q5. What is a primary key?
    A primary key is a column or a set of columns in a table whose values
    uniquely identify a row in the table. A table cannot have more than one
    primary key. A primary key’s main features are: • It must contain a unique
    value for each row of data. • It cannot contain null values. • Every row
    must have a primary key value.
    Q6. What is a foreign key?
    Foreign key is a regular field in one table which is being used as the key
    field in another table. Foreign keys are used to provide the link
    (relationship) between the tables.
    Q7. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a relational
    database rather than a flat file database.
    Advantages of relational databases: Less data entry / data is stored only
    once / avoids duplication of data Less inconsistency of data Easier to
    edit data / records Easier to edit data / record format Easier to add /
    delete data / records More complex queries can be carried out better
    security.

    Advantages of flat file databases: All records are stored in one place
    Easier to understand / use Sorting is simpler Filtering is simpler Can be
    used with a spreadsheet / single table.
    Disadvantages of a flat file database: Data is more likely to be duplicated
    / difficult to stop duplication Records can be duplicated and the flat file
    will not stop this Harder to update Every record in the database has to
    have the same fields, even though many are not used Harder to change
    data format Harder to produce complex queries Almost no security.

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