The basic differences between a file-oriented system and a database management system (DBMS) include the following.
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The file-oriented system focuses on individual applications, each with its own set of files and with each file physically separate from the other files.
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In the database management system, the focus is on data rather than a particular application. This leads to data independence, data standardization, one-time data entry, data security, and shared data ownership.
