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Question

Although the database system yields considerable advantages over previous data management approaches, database systems do carry significant disadvantages. These remarks were made by Chidi, one of your course mates in CS311. Discuss in your own words why you agree with Chidi.

Answer 1

There are some demerits associated with the database system. These are:

Increased cost- Expensive hardware and software are required to operate database system

Management complexity- It’s very complex to operate database system.

Frequent upgrade and replacement cycles- Database system usually requires frequent upgrade and updates.

Therefore, I agree with Chidi that database system is better than file system but it has many disadvantages such as the one mentioned above