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Disadvantages of file processing
File processing system is good when there is only limited number of files and data in are very less. As the data and files in the system grow, handling them becomes difficult.
Data Mapping and Access: – Although all the related informations are grouped and stored in different files, there is no mapping between any two files. i.e.; any two dependent files are not linked. Even though Student files and Student_Report files are related, they are two different files and they are not linked by any means. Hence if we need to display student details along with his report, we cannot directly pick from those two files. We have to write a lengthy program to search Student file first, get all details, then go Student_Report file and search for his report.When there is very huge amount of data, it is always a time consuming task to search for particular information from the file system. It is always an inefficient method to search for the data.
Data Redundancy: – There are no methods to validate the insertion of duplicate data in file system. Any user can enter any data. File system does not validate for the kind of data being entered nor does it validate for previous existence of the same data in the same file. Duplicate data in the system is not appreciated as it is a waste of space, and always lead to confusion and mishandling of data. When there are duplicate data in the file, and if we need to update or delete the record, we might end up in updating/deleting one of the record, leaving the other record in the file. Again the file system does not validate this process. Hence the purpose of storing the data is lost.Though the file name says Student file, there is a chance of entering staff information or his report information in the file. File system allows any information to be entered into any file. It does not isolate the data being entered from the group it belongs to.
Data Dependence: – In the files, data are stored in specific format, say tab, comma or semicolon. If the format of any of the file is changed, then the program for processing this file needs to be changed. But there would be many programs dependent on this file. We need to know in advance all the programs which are using this file and change in the entire place. Missing to change in any one place will fail whole application. Similarly, changes in storage structure, or accessing the data, affect all the places where this file is being used. We have to change it entire programs. That is smallest change in the file affect all the programs and need changes in all them.
Data inconsistency: – Imagine Student and Student_Report files have student’s address in it, and there was a change request for one particular student’s address. The program searched only Student file for the address and it updated it correctly. There is another program which prints the student’s report and mails it to the address mentioned in the Student_Report file. What happens to the report of a student whose address is being changed? There is a mismatch in the actual address and his report is sent to his old address. This mismatch in different copies of same data is called data inconsistency. This has occurred here, because there is no proper listing of files which has same copies of data.
Data Isolation: – Imagine we have to generate a single report of student, who is studying in particular class, his study report, his library book details, and hostel information. All these informations are stored in different files. How do we get all these details in one report? We have to write a program. But before writing the program, the programmer should find out which all files have the information needed, what is the format of each file, how to search data in each file etc. Once all these analysis is done, he writes a program. If there is 2-3 files involved, programming would be bit simple. Imagine if there is lot many files involved in it? It would be require lot of effort from the programmer. Since all the datas are isolated from each other in different files, programming becomes difficult.
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