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Homogeneous Distributed Databases

This document discusses two types of distributed databases: homogeneous and heterogeneous. Homogeneous distributed databases use identical DBMS software across sites that are aware of each other and cooperate to process requests as a single database. There are two types: autonomous uses message passing and non-autonomous uses a central DBMS for coordination. Heterogeneous distributed databases have different operating systems, DBMS products, and data models across sites, making query and transaction processing more complex with limited cooperation between sites. The two types are federated, where systems function independently as a single system, and un-federated, which uses a central module for coordination and access.

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Homogeneous Distributed Databases

This document discusses two types of distributed databases: homogeneous and heterogeneous. Homogeneous distributed databases use identical DBMS software across sites that are aware of each other and cooperate to process requests as a single database. There are two types: autonomous uses message passing and non-autonomous uses a central DBMS for coordination. Heterogeneous distributed databases have different operating systems, DBMS products, and data models across sites, making query and transaction processing more complex with limited cooperation between sites. The two types are federated, where systems function independently as a single system, and un-federated, which uses a central module for coordination and access.

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Homogeneous Distributed Databases

• The sites use very similar software.


• The sites use identical DBMS or DBMS from the same vendor.
• Each site is aware of all other sites and cooperates with other sites to process user requests.
• The database is accessed through a single interface as if it is a single database.
(2) types of homogeneous distributed database
Autonomous –It is integrated by a controlling application and uses message passing to share data updates.
Non-autonomous – Data is distributed across the homogeneous nodes, and a central or master DBMS coordinates
data updates across the sites.

Heterogeneous Distributed Databases


In a heterogeneous distributed database, different sites have different operating systems, DBMS products, and
data models. Its properties are as follows (Tutorialspoint, 2019):

• Different sites use dissimilar schemas and software.


• The system may be composed of a variety of DBMSs, such as relational, network, hierarchical, or object-
oriented.
• Query processing is complex due to dissimilar schemas.
• Transaction processing is complex due to dissimilar software.
• A site may not be aware of other sites, and so there is limited co-operation in processing user requests.
(2) types of heterogeneous distributed databases
Federated – Heterogeneous database systems are independent and integrated so that they function as a single
database system.

Un-federated – Database systems employ a central coordinating module through which the databases are
accessed.

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