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The file format is usually linked to the DBMS, but there are independent exchange formats too.<\/p>\n<h3>Preferred formats&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>SQL&nbsp;(.sql)<\/li>\n<li>SIARD&nbsp;(.siard)<\/li>\n<li>CSV&nbsp;(.csv)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Non-preferred formats<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MS Access&nbsp;(.mdb, .accdb) (v. 2000 or later)<\/li>\n<li>dBase&nbsp;(.dbf)<\/li>\n<li>Hierarchical Data Format (HDF5)&nbsp;(.hdf5, .he5, .h5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Databases exist in various forms, the best known probably being the&nbsp;relational database. Databases are managed by a Database Management System (DBMS). Besides ensuring consistency of data and their processing (reading and writing), the DBMS controls roles and privileges of users (groups) and also offers a range of functions to perform various operations on the data. 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