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Merits & Demerits of Traditional File System & Database Management System
Name Shahzaib
Roll No 64
Class BBA 6th M2
Subject MIS
Submitted to Sir Mohsin Mateen

Traditional File System
The traditional filing system is a method of storing and arranging computer files and the
information in the file. Basically it organizes these files into a database for the storage,
organization, manipulation, and retrieval by the computer's operating system.
Merits & Demerits of Traditional File System
Merits
• File processing cost less and can be more speed than database.
• File processing design approach was well suited to mainframe hardware and batch input.
• Companies mainly use file processing to handle large volumes of structured data on a
regular basis.
• It can be more efficient and cost less than DBMS in certain situations.
• Design is simple.
• Customization is easy and efficient.
Demerits
• Data redundancy and inconsistency.
• Difficulty in accessing data.
• Data isolation – multiple files and formats.
• Integrity problems
• Unauthorized access is not restricted.
• It co-ordinates only physical access.

Database Management System
A Database Management System is software designed to store, retrieve, define, and manage data
in a database. DBMS software primarily functions as an interface between the end user and the
database, simultaneously managing the data, the database engine, and the database schema in order
to facilitate the organization and manipulation of data.
Merits & Demerits of Database Management System
Merits
Improved data sharing:
• The DBMS helps 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
environment.
Improved data security:
• 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.
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.
Minimized data inconsistency:
• Data inconsistency exists when different versions of the same data appear in different
places.
• The probability of data inconsistency is greatly reduced in a properly designed database.
Improved data access:
• The DBMS makes it possible to produce quick answers to ad hoc queries.
Improved decision making:
• 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.
Demerits
Increased costs:
• Database systems require sophisticated hardware and software and highly skilled
personnel.
• The cost of maintaining the hardware, software, and personnel required to operate and
manage a database system can be substantial. Training, licensing, and regulation
compliance costs are often overlooked when database systems are implemented.
Management complexity:
• Database systems interface with many different technologies and have a significant
impact on a company’s resources and culture.

• 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.
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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Class BBA 6th M2

Submitted to Sir Mohsin Mateen

organization, manipulation, and retrieval by the computer's operating system.

Merits & Demerits of Traditional File System

• Customization is easy and efficient.

• Data redundancy and inconsistency.

• Difficulty in accessing data.

• Data isolation – multiple files and formats.

• Unauthorized access is not restricted.

• It co-ordinates only physical access.

to facilitate the organization and manipulation of data.

Merits & Demerits of Database Management System

Improved data sharing:

and better-managed data.

Improved data security:

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.

• The probability of data inconsistency is greatly reduced in a properly designed database.

Improved data access:

• The DBMS makes it possible to produce quick answers to ad hoc queries.

Improved decision making:

information, on which better decisions are based.

manage a database system can be substantial. Training, licensing, and regulation

impact on a company’s resources and culture.

measures to all components.

Frequent upgrade/replacement cycles:

features often come bundled in new upgrade versions of the software.

use and manage the new features.

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