DISTRIBUTED DATABASE

COURSE;

DISTRIBUTED DATABASE DESIGN

SUBMITTED TO;

Prof: Bilal Mazhar

SUBMITTED BY;

Ayesha Arshad

ROLL NO: 23
DEPT NAME;

MCS (Semester 2)

DATE: July 22, 2020.

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Distributed Database System

Distributed Database:

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. A distributed database system is located on various sited that don’t share physical
components. This may be required when a particular database needs to be accessed by
various users globally. It needs to be managed such that for the users it looks like one single
database.

Features:

 Databases in the collection are logically interrelated with each other. Often they
represent a single logical database.

 Data is physically stored across multiple sites. Data in each site can be managed by a
DBMS independent of the other sites.
  The processors in the sites are connected via a network. They do not have any
multiprocessor configuration.

 A distributed database is not a loosely connected file system.

 A distributed database incorporates transaction processing, but it is not synonymous

with a transaction processing system.

Difference between Client /Server and Distributed Database:

 Client/Server:
Client/server is developed to deal with various computing environments that have a large
number of computers and servers connected together via a network. In this architecture, a
Client is a user machine which provides the user interface and local processing capabilities.
When any client requires additional functionality like database access, it can connect to
Server that is capable of providing the functionality needed by the client. Basically Server is a
machine that provides services to the Client i.e. user machine.
Distributed Database:

 In Distributed DBMS, data is distributed over the geographical site. Each site is a complete
database system site on its end but the different sites have to work together because if any
user wants to access the data it can easily access data anywhere in the network as the data is
stored at the user’s own computer.

S.NO
. CLIENT/SERVER DISTRIBUTED DBMS
Client can access only one server at User can access many sites
1. a time. simultaneously.

2. It is difficult to manage. It is easy to manage.

In this data is distributed across In this data is distributed across

3. clients. sites.

Speed of accessing database is

Speed of accessing database is poor much better than Client/Server
4. as compared to Distributed DBMS. Architecture.
S.NO
. CLIENT/SERVER DISTRIBUTED DBMS
If somehow server crashes, the The crash of one site does not stop
5. whole system stops. the entire system.

Accessing of data is difficult to

6. Accessing of data is easy to control. control.

It is less expensive as compared to

7. Distributed DBMS. It is expensive.

8. Maintenance cost is low. Maintenance cost is high.