A DBMS has a very different purpose than a file system. A file system is designed to create an interface where a user can store and update files of all types, and maintain the integrity of those ...

The file system does not provide any system to check the constraints, whereas DBMS has the functionality to check the constraints on the data, and it allows user defined data types.

In industrial production scenarios, there is often a need to access heterogeneous information sources such as production units but also DBMS (Data base management system) and/or a local or shared file ...