MIS 431: Distributed Databases Exam #1 Questions with Correct
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Distributed Databases - ✔✔- Multiple independent databases
- Connected by a network
- Might be different environments
Distributed Databases: Multiple independent databases - ✔✔- Each DBMS is a
complete DBMS (engine, queries, locking transactions)
- Usually on different machines
- Usually in different locations
Distributed Databases: Might be different environments - ✔✔- Hardware
- Operating System
- DBMS Software
Distributed Database Rules: Transparency - ✔✔The user should not know or care
that the database is distributed
Distributed Database Rules: Part 1 - ✔✔- Local autonomy
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Distributed Databases - ✔✔- Multiple independent databases
- Connected by a network
- Might be different environments
Distributed Databases: Multiple independent databases - ✔✔- Each DBMS is a
complete DBMS (engine, queries, locking transactions)
- Usually on different machines
- Usually in different locations
Distributed Databases: Might be different environments - ✔✔- Hardware
- Operating System
- DBMS Software
Distributed Database Rules: Transparency - ✔✔The user should not know or care
that the database is distributed
Distributed Database Rules: Part 1 - ✔✔- Local autonomy