NoSQL Flashcards
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Eventual Consistency:
What is eventual consistency?
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2
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CAP Theorem:
Brewer’s Theorem, most commonly known as the CAP theorem, states that in the presence of a network partition (the P in CAP), a system’s designer has to choose between consistency (the C in CAP) and availability (the A in CAP). Can you think about examples of CP, AP, and CA systems?
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3
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NoSQL:
How would you explain the recent rise in interest in NoSQL?
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4
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NoSQL and Scalability:
How does NoSQL tackle scalability challenges?
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5
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Document and Relational DBs:
When would you use a document database like MongoDB instead of a relational database like MySQL or PostgreSQL?
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