#database repair

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A database is an integrated collection of the data and records in structured way. The data in a database is organized according to a database model. The most commonly database model is relational model. There are two types of database systems: relational and flat-file. In flat file database the user specifies the data attributes for one table at a time, storing data independently from application. While relational database, along with the flat file approach, allows the user to specify the information about multiple tables and the relationships among the tables, and often declarative controls over, which bind the table to obey them, particularly called constraints. The DBMS implementing the relational database approach is called Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). Now at the marketplace there is a range of relational database management systems available such as MS Access, MS SQL Server and MySQL. MS Access is a RDBMS which uses the relational MS Jet Database Engine. This Microsoft product is used within departments of large and small corporations. MS SQL is also a Microsoft product which implements the query language SQL (Structured Query Language). MySQL has been developed by MySQL AB and offers all the advanced features of a relational database management system. The advantages like application-data independence, enhanced data integrity, improved security, reduced data redundancy and inconsistency etc. have lead the users to store more and more data on these databases. But side by side the complications to these databases are also growing with the fast pace which are resulting into the database corruption. This is increasing the need of database repair. Some of the common database corruption reasons include: ·     Interruptions or crashes during the writing of data. ·     Virus hit ·     Application malfunction ·     Unreliable network connections and hardware ·     Hard disk error ·     Too many users attempting for editing the database at the same time ·     Poor structuring of the software that interfaces with the database All these reasons have a common impact viz. database corruption and the data loss. The database repair is demanded at the peak level of importance in this case.  For mostly all the organizations, they must keep track of the information including their employees, dealers, shareholders, creditors, debtors etc. and the database allows you to mange and use an incredible variety of information easily. The database allows you to maintain order in what could be a very chaotic environment and possess most of the relevant information of the organization. So corruption of any of the database may result into big loss for the organization and hence an immediate database repair is required in either of the database corruption scenario. Fortunately, technology has availed us the remedy to this database corruption in the name of database repair software. These software are designed so as to scan the corrupted database and retrieve the data intact. As relationships play the most important role in the relational model, therefore while choosing the database repair software, one should be sure that the software is not going to perform any write operation. Based on the RDBMS you are using, go for the relevant database recovery software.