Practice Disadvantages Of Shadow Paging (10.4.5) - Database Recovery - Introduction to Database Systems
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Disadvantages of Shadow Paging

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Question 1 Easy

What does garbage collection refer to in shadow paging?

💡 Hint: Think about the need to manage excess data.

Question 2 Easy

List one performance impact of shadow paging.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you change a small detail.

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Question 1

What is one primary disadvantage of shadow paging?

Concurrency Control
Garbage Collection Overhead
Media Recovery

💡 Hint: Consider the aspects of managing discarded data.

Question 2

True or False: Shadow paging cannot handle media recovery effectively.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what shadow paging addresses versus actual data loss.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Evaluate a database system using shadow paging and facing high concurrency needs. What are two specific strategies to mitigate concurrency issues?

💡 Hint: Think about how you can provide each transaction with its own version of data to prevent conflicts.

Challenge 2 Hard

Develop a proposal to integrate shadow paging into a system that also employs log-based recovery. Identify how both can complement each other.

💡 Hint: Consider how each method can cover the limitations of the other.

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