What Is Database And Its Advantages And Disadvantages
Introduction to database We live in the age of information technology. The explosive growth of computer usage during the last twenty years is unrivalled by any other type of human expansion in recorded history. From times immemorial, when the mankind had its existence, the data is being used, the data which is collection of raw facts, figures etc. is used at every instance of time, one way or the other. To use this data, it has to be processed, so that we can derive meaningful conclusions. This processed data is known as information. The data has to be stored, retrieved, modified and maintained. Traditionally, the data was maintained manually, stored in fields, updated and retrieved as and when required. This causes a lot of problems like volume of data, storage, access etc. which are reduced to a great extent due to use of computer. Traditionally, data is maintained as collection of records i.e. Files. These files are collection of related data and records. Database is the collec