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Distributed database - Coggle Diagram
Distributed database
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Heterogeneous
Characteristics
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The system may be composed of a variety of DBMSs like relational, network, hierarchical or object oriented.
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A site may not be aware of other sites and so there is limited co-operation in processing user requests.
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Concept
A distributed database is a database that consists of two or more files located in different sites either on the same network or on entirely different networks. Basically it is a database that is not limited to one system, it is spread over different sites.
Types
Distributed databases can be broadly classified into homogeneous and heterogeneous distributed database environments