Database vs File system storage

Question

Database ultimately stores the data in files, whereas File system also stores the data in files. In this case what is the difference between DB and File System. Is it in the

Answer 1

The difference between file processing system and database management system is as follow:

1. A file processing system is a collection of programs that store and manage files in computer hard-disk. On the other hand, A database management system is collection of programs that enables to create and maintain a database.

2. File processing system has more data redundancy, less data redundancy in dbms.

3. File processing system provides less flexibility in accessing data, whereas dbms has more flexibility in accessing data.
4. File processing system does not provide data consistency, whereas dbms provides data consistency through normalization.
5. File processing system is less complex, whereas dbms is more complex.