19.3.4 - Column-Family Stores
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What distinguishes a column-family store from traditional relational databases?
💡 Hint: Think about how data is organized in both types.
Name one example of a column-family store.
💡 Hint: Consider popular NoSQL databases.
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What is a characteristic feature of column-family stores?
💡 Hint: Remember how this differs from traditional databases.
Apache Cassandra is primarily used for ___?
💡 Hint: Think about the typical applications it supports.
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Design a data model for a social media application using a column-family store. What considerations would you take for variable columns?
💡 Hint: Consider how different posts can have different attributes.
Evaluate the performance trade-offs when using column-family databases versus SQL databases for a healthcare application.
💡 Hint: Focus on aspects such as scalability and data consistency requirements.
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