Advantages of RDBMS
- Easy to Manage: Each table can be independently manipulated without affecting others.
- Security: It is more secure consisting of multiple levels of security. Access of data shared can be limited.
- Flexible: Updating of data can be done at a single point without making amendments at multiple files. Databases can easily be extended to incorporate more records, thus providing greater scalability. Also, facilitates easy application of SQL queries.
- Users: RDBMS supports client-side architecture storing multiple users together.
- Facilitates storage and retrieval of large amount of data.
- Easy Data Handling:
- Data fetching is faster because of relational architecture.
- Data redundancy or duplicity is avoided due to keys, indexes, and normalization principles.
- Data consistency is ensured because RDBMS is based on ACID properties for data transactions(Atomicity Consistency Isolation Durability).
- Fault Tolerance: Replication of databases provides simultaneous access and helps the system recover in case of disasters, such as power failures or sudden shutdowns.
RDBMS Full Form
A database is an organized collection of data stored in a computer system and usually controlled by a database management system (DBMS). The data in common databases is modeled in tables, making querying and processing efficient.