Question

Differences between traditional and multimedia file system

Answer 1

Files are generally stored in secondary storage devices, traditional file system employs contigious placement or non contigious placement in the disc space, however the challange in multimedia file systems are they are large and may have real time characterstics therefore they need separate paradiagm for file systems .some of them are Vedio servers , symphony, fellini .they support video , realtime multimedia parameter

Answer 2

1. Files act locally where as DBMS saves directly in a database

2. Saves in temporary locations where as DBMS in well arranged and permanent data base locations

3. In File System., transactions are not possible where as various transactions like insert, delete, view, updating etc are possible in DBMS

4. Data will be accessed through single or various files where as in DBMS, tables (schema) is used to access data.

5. A "File manager" is used to store all relationships in directories in File Systems where as a data base manager (administrator) stores the relationship in form of structural tables