Flat Files

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Data Storage Format
gptkbp:accessibleBy Text editors
Database import tools
Spreadsheet software
gptkbp:advantage Simplicity
Portability
Redundancy
Difficult to enforce constraints
Lack of data integrity
No support for complex queries
Scalability issues
gptkbp:alternativeTo NoSQL databases
Relational databases
gptkbp:commonDelimiter gptkb:Comma
gptkb:Pipe
Tab
gptkbp:compressionRatio Yes
gptkbp:dataStructure Plain text
No internal hierarchy
No relational links
gptkbp:dataTypeSupport gptkb:text
Date
Numeric
Boolean
gptkbp:encryption Yes
gptkbp:example CSV file
INI file
Log file
TSV file
gptkbp:fileExtension .csv
.txt
.tsv
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Flat Files
gptkbp:indexedIn No
gptkbp:origin Early computing
gptkbp:parsingRequired Yes
gptkbp:relatedStandard gptkb:RFC_4180_(CSV)
gptkbp:schema Implicit or external
gptkbp:supportsMetadata Limited
gptkbp:usedFor Data backup
Data exchange
Storing tabular data
gptkbp:usedIn Data migration
ETL processes
Legacy systems
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pierogi_Gallery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5