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Query processing in distributed database systems transforms high-level queries into execution strategies across multiple sites, focusing on correctness, efficiency, minimizing data transfer, parallelism, site autonomy, optimization, and transparency. The objectives include ensuring consistent results, reducing response time and resource usage, and managing data transfer effectively. Strategies such as fragmenting queries and utilizing parallel execution are essential for improving performance while respecting the independence of each site.

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query processing objective

Query processing in distributed database systems transforms high-level queries into execution strategies across multiple sites, focusing on correctness, efficiency, minimizing data transfer, parallelism, site autonomy, optimization, and transparency. The objectives include ensuring consistent results, reducing response time and resource usage, and managing data transfer effectively. Strategies such as fragmenting queries and utilizing parallel execution are essential for improving performance while respecting the independence of each site.

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In the context of distributed database systems, query processing involves the transformation of

high-level queries (e.g., SQL) into efficient execution strategies that can be run across multiple,
physically distributed database sites. The main objectives of query processing in such systems are:

1. Correctness
• Ensure that the semantics of the query remain consistent across the distributed environment.
• Results should be the same as if the query was executed on a centralized database, even if
data is partitioned or replicated.

2. Efficiency / Performance
• Minimize response time and resource usage (CPU, memory, I/O, and network bandwidth).
• Efficiently manage data transfer between sites, which is often the biggest performance
bottleneck in distributed systems.

3. Minimizing Data Transfer


• Reduce the amount of data sent over the network, as inter-site communication is costly.
• Use strategies like fragment queries, and query shipping to localize data processing as
much as possible.

4. Parallelism
• Take advantage of parallel execution across sites to improve query performance.
• Distribute subqueries or fragments of the query to different sites to execute in parallel.

5. Site Autonomy
• Respect the independence of each site, especially in loosely coupled systems.
• Query plans should minimize interference with local transactions and operations.

6. Optimization
• Choose the best execution plan based on statistics, cost models, and data distribution.
• Must consider data fragmentation (horizontal, vertical, or mixed) and replication.
7. Transparency
• Provide location transparency: users should not need to know where data resides.
• Handle fragmentation transparency, ensuring the query runs correctly regardless of how
data is split across sites.

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