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What is a distributed database?
What is a distributed database?
- A collection of multiple interconnected databases spread physically across various locations (correct)
- A single database located in one physical location
- A set of files stored on a single computer
- A collection of unrelated databases located in different countries
How are the databases in a distributed database collection related?
How are the databases in a distributed database collection related?
- Physically connected with each other
- Logically interrelated with each other (correct)
- Completely independent of each other
- Randomly distributed across various locations
What is the role of a computer network in a distributed database?
What is the role of a computer network in a distributed database?
- Tying together the data from different sites (correct)
- Isolating data at each site
- Acting as an independent data storage system
- Not relevant to the functioning of the distributed database
How are the processors in the sites of a distributed database connected?
How are the processors in the sites of a distributed database connected?
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Is a distributed database similar to a loosely connected file system?
Is a distributed database similar to a loosely connected file system?
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