File Management System

• A flat file is where data is stored
  
• To search for a particular data, the whole file must be read and written back.
• Any data must be appended at the end of the file
• Simultaneous transactions or sudden power shutdown etc can render the data corrupted
• If 2 users access at the same time, either
• - Both inserts are successful
• - One of the inserts is lost
• - Info from both inserts is mixed and data corrupted resulting in the file getting corrupted.