Question

What is the primary added value of relational databases over flat files?

Answer 1

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Following is the answer;The primary added value of relational databases over flat files is the ability to scan large amounts of data quickly.

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Answer 2

The relational database is one which has multiple number of tables with data being related to each other.

On the other hand you have the flat files in which you just have one table with entries in it.

So relational database is much more flexible than the flat one and is therefore used in all types of works.