A transaction manager is which of the following? All of these Maintains before and after database images Maintains appropriate concurrency control Maintains a log of transactions TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The problem of concurrency control is more complex in a distributed database. True False TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A distributed database can use which of the following strategies? Partially or totally replicated across sites Partitioned into segments at different sites All of these Totally centralized at one location and accessed by many sites TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
An increasingly popular option for data distribution as well as for fault tolerance of any database is to store a separate copy of the database at each of two or more sites. True False TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Which of the following is true concerning a global transaction? The required data are at one local site and the distributed DBMS routes requests as necessary. The required data are located in at least one nonlocal site and the distributed DBMS routes requests as necessary. The required data are at one local site and the distributed DBMS passes the request to only the local DBMS. The required data are located in at least one nonlocal site and the distributed DBMS passes the request to only the local DBMS. TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Which of the following is not one of the stages in the evolution of distributed DBMS? Remote unit of work Distributed unit of Work Unit of work Distributed request TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Data replication is favored where most process requests are read-only and where the data are relatively static. True False TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Some of the columns of a relation are at different sites is which of the following? Vertical Partitioning Horizontal and Vertical Partitioning Data Replication Horizontal Partitioning TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
An autonomous homogenous environment is which of the following? A different DBMS is at each node and each DBMS works independently. A different DBMS is at each node and a central DBMS coordinates database access. The same DBMS is at each node and a central DBMS coordinates database access. The same DBMS is at each node and each DBMS works independently. TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?