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The drawbacks of file processing system are:
– Duplication of data, which leads to wastage of storage space and data
inconsistency.
– Separation and isolation of data, because of which data cannot be used
together.
– No program data independence.
Mwalimu Bonface answered the question on February 13, 2018 at 06:53
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