Instructor Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Db

NameInstructor CourseDate Advantages and Disadvantages of A DBMSA Database Management Systems (DBMS) is a collection of software and hardware that acts an interface between the users and the data. They enable users to store, modify, and extract information from a database depending on the procedures set for the database access (Chopra 1). Databases Management Systems can be as simple as the Microsoft Access which is used on personal computers to complex applications used in managing libraries, inventory management systems, Automated Teller Machines and Flight Reservation system. The complexity varies depending on the number of users accessing the database at a given time, the type of users accessing data and the sensitivity of the data managed by the database. However, DBMS have both advantages and disadvantages. The most important use of the Database management system is to improve the data security of data by regulating access to information (Chopra 1). Unlike in a database used in personal computers, when a database is accessed by several users, there is usually a need to limit the operations that each member can perform to prevent data corruption and unauthorized access to sensitive information. A DBMS therefore allows the database administrators to create several