Flashcards: Understanding NoSQL: Scalability and Data Models — 10 cards

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1Question

NOSQL — definition?

Answer

Non-relational databases for scalable, flexible data storage.

2Question

NOSQL — definition?

Answer

Non-relational databases handling large-scale, distributed data.

3Question

Scaling — horizontal method?

Answer

Adding more servers/nodes to distribute workload.

4Question

Schema-less Data — advantage?

Answer

Allows flexible, dynamic data models.

5Question

CAP Theorem — properties?

Answer

Impossible to guarantee all three: consistency, availability, partition tolerance.

6Question

Horizontal Scalability — role?

Answer

Increases capacity by adding servers.

7Question

CAP Theorem — property?

Answer

Impossible to guarantee all three: Consistency, Availability, Partition Tolerance.

8Question

Eventual Consistency — meaning?

Answer

Data updates propagate asynchronously, eventual uniformity.

9Question

NOSQL DBMS types — examples?

Answer

Key-value, document, column, graph.

10Question

Graph Databases — purpose?

Answer

Model complex interrelationships and connections.

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