Discuss How Data Was Stored in Flat Files in the Past

question 121

Essay

Discuss how data was stored in flat files in the past. Explain the disadvantages associated with the flat file organization.

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Definitions:

Sharecroppers

Farmers who rent land and pay the landowner with a percentage of the crops produced on the land, a system prevalent in the post-Civil War Southern United States.

Domestic Servants

Workers employed in households to perform various housekeeping duties, such as cleaning, cooking, and caregiving.

Sharecropping

A system of agriculture where a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on the land.

African Americans

A term referring to citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa.