DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
WHAT IS DATABASE MANAGEMENT
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Data Warehousing database
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Distributed Database
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Operational Database
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -With distributed databases, data is physically stored across multiple sites and independently managed. The processors on each site are connected by a network, and they don’t have any multiprocessing configuration.
Detailed explanation-2: -A distributed database is basically a database that is not limited to one system, it is spread over different sites, i.e, on multiple computers or over a network of computers.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are two types of distributed databases: Homogenous distributed database. Heterogeneous distributed database.
Detailed explanation-4: -In a distributed database system, the actual database and the DBMS software are distributed from various sites that are connected by a computer network, as shown in Figure 6.2.