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What is the main characteristic of a distributed database system?
What is the main characteristic of a distributed database system?
- Database and computer network availability (correct)
- Integrated database built on a single computer
- Sharing main memory among all the computers
- Data stored on several computers communicating via LAN only
How are the processors in a distributed system described?
How are the processors in a distributed system described?
- They only include small microcomputers
- They communicate via high-speed buses and telephone lines
- They are always referred to as nodes
- They may vary in size and function (correct)
What do the sites in a distributed database system mainly emphasize?
What do the sites in a distributed database system mainly emphasize?
- Use of high-speed buses for communication
- Physical distribution of the systems (correct)
- Communication via WAN only
- Execution of transactions at multiple sites
In a distributed database system, how do the computers communicate with one another?
In a distributed database system, how do the computers communicate with one another?
What is the key difference between a distributed database and a traditional database?
What is the key difference between a distributed database and a traditional database?
Is a distributed database an integrated database built on a single computer?
Is a distributed database an integrated database built on a single computer?
In a distributed database system, the computers communicate with one another through various communication media such as LAN, WAN, high-speed buses, or telephone lines.
In a distributed database system, the computers communicate with one another through various communication media such as LAN, WAN, high-speed buses, or telephone lines.
The processors in a distributed system may include only small microcomputers.
The processors in a distributed system may include only small microcomputers.
In a distributed database system, the sites mainly emphasize the physical distribution of the systems.
In a distributed database system, the sites mainly emphasize the physical distribution of the systems.
A distributed database system consists of a collection of sites, each of which may participate in the execution of transactions.
A distributed database system consists of a collection of sites, each of which may participate in the execution of transactions.
In a distributed database system, the processors are limited to only small microcomputers.
In a distributed database system, the processors are limited to only small microcomputers.
A distributed database is built on top of a computer network rather than on a single computer.
A distributed database is built on top of a computer network rather than on a single computer.
The term 'site' in a distributed database system mainly emphasizes the logical distribution of these systems.
The term 'site' in a distributed database system mainly emphasizes the logical distribution of these systems.
In a distributed database system, the computers communicate with one another through various communication media, such as LAN, WAN, high-speed buses, or telephone lines.
In a distributed database system, the computers communicate with one another through various communication media, such as LAN, WAN, high-speed buses, or telephone lines.
In a distributed database system, the collection of sites may participate in the execution of transactions which access data at one site, or several sites.
In a distributed database system, the collection of sites may participate in the execution of transactions which access data at one site, or several sites.
