DATABASES IN A

DISTRIBUTED
ENVIRONMENT

Centralized Databases

Distributed Databases
A. Partitioned database approach

 Deadlock Resolution

B. Replicated database approach

Concurrency Control
1. Special software groups transactions
into classes to identify potential
conflicts
2. Time-stamp each transaction

Database Distribution Methods and

the Accountant
Should the organizations data be
centralized or distributed?
If data distribution is desirable, should the
databases be replicated or partitioned?
If replicated, should the databases be
totally replicated or partially replicated?
If the database is to be partitioned, how
should the data segments be allocated
among the sites?