Practice Advantages Of Shadow Paging (10.4.4) - Database Recovery - Introduction to Database Systems
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Advantages of Shadow Paging

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What are the two main structures used in shadow paging?

💡 Hint: Think about what each table represents in terms of the database state.

Question 2 Easy

How does shadow paging improve recovery speed?

💡 Hint: Consider the process flow for recovery in shadow paging.

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Question 1

What are the two key tables in shadow paging?

Current Page Table and Shadow Page Table
Active Page Table and Backup Table
Main Table and Backup Table

💡 Hint: Think about the naming conventions in shadow paging.

Question 2

True or False: Shadow paging requires extensive undo/redo logging.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the primary features of shadow paging.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Describe a scenario where shadow paging would significantly outperform traditional logging methods in a highly transactional database.

💡 Hint: Think about the speed of required recovery in financial operations.

Challenge 2 Hard

Critique the use of shadow paging in a system where the primary concern is preserving every single transaction, including failed ones.

💡 Hint: Consider what a traditional system does differently regarding transaction preservation.

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