The limitations of flat files, relational databases, keys, normalisation to 3NF, the DBMS, and SQL.
Files vs databases
A single flat file suffers from data redundancy (the same data stored repeatedly), inconsistency (copies disagree after an update) and poor data integrity. A relational database stores data in linked tables, removing redundancy and allowing controlled, consistent access by many users.
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