Advantages And Disadvantages Of DBMS


 
 
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Advantages of DBMS

There are following advantages of DBMS

1. Reduction in Data Redundancy The duplication of data refers to data redundancy. DBMS cannot make separate copies of the same data. All the data is kept at a place and different applications refer to data from centrally controlled system.

Data redundancy occurs when the same piece of data exists in multiple places, whereas data inconsistency is when the same data exists in different formats in multiple tables. Unfortunately, data redundancy can cause data inconsistency, which can provide a company with unreliable and/or meaningless information.

2. Better Interaction with Users In DBMS, the availability of up to - date information improves the data to be access or respond as per user requests.

3. Improvement in Data Security DBMS can allow the means of access to the database through the authorised channels. To ensure security, DBMS provides security tools, i.e. username and password.

4. Maintenance of Data Integrity Data integrity ensures that the data of database is accurate In DBMS, data is centralized and used by many users at a time, it is essential to enforce integrity controls.

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Question : 1

In ____________, the database can be restored up to the last consistent state after the system failure?

Right Option : B
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Question : 2

_________________ means that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable.

Right Option : B
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Question : 3

When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated. This causes __________________ 

Right Option : D
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