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Scaling Traditional Databases - Part 2

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Which method of scaling traditional RDBMSs involves adding more machines?

Replication

Horizontal scaling (correct)

Data sharding

Vertical scaling

What is the limitation of vertical scaling of traditional RDBMSs?

Limited by the amount of CPU, RAM, and disk on a single machine (correct)

Limited by communication overhead

Requires database sharding

Suitable for complex query processing

What is the purpose of data sharding in the context of scaling databases?

To achieve communication overhead

To allow for concurrent/parallel accesses (correct)

To enable vertical scaling

To limit the read-to-write ratio

What does the CAP theorem address in the context of NoSQL databases?

Consistency, availability, and partition tolerance Signup and view all the answers

According to the CAP theorem, what are the maximum number of desirable properties that a distributed database can have?

Two Signup and view all the answers

In the context of distributed systems, what is a network partition?

A division of a computer network into independent subnets Signup and view all the answers

What principle is the Relational Database built on?

Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability Signup and view all the answers

Why did companies like Google and Amazon have to sacrifice 'strict' Consistency in their large-scale databases?

To have strong guarantees on Availability and Partition Tolerance Signup and view all the answers

Scaling Traditional Databases - Part 2

Choose a study mode

Podcast

Questions and Answers

Which method of scaling traditional RDBMSs involves adding more machines?

What is the limitation of vertical scaling of traditional RDBMSs?

What is the purpose of data sharding in the context of scaling databases?

What does the CAP theorem address in the context of NoSQL databases?

According to the CAP theorem, what are the maximum number of desirable properties that a distributed database can have?

In the context of distributed systems, what is a network partition?

What principle is the Relational Database built on?

Why did companies like Google and Amazon have to sacrifice 'strict' Consistency in their large-scale databases?

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