Question 4. This question concerns naming and discovery in distributed systems. a. Explain briefly how the database servers in Figure 1 could use network multicast to allow a local client such as Client 1 to discover them even if it had no other information about them. b. Each of the hosts in Figure 1 has a public (routable) IP address and a unique domain name (as shown). In addition the domain name "database.distsys.com" can be used to distribute requests to all of the hosts. What DNS records are required and why? c. Discuss whether or not the company with the domain distsys.com should pay a commercial DNS provider or operate their own DNS servers. Which would you recommend and why?

Question 4. This question concerns naming and discovery in distributed systems. a. Explain briefly how the database servers in Figure 1 could use network multicast to allow a local client such as Client 1 to discover them even if it had no other information about them. b. Each of the hosts in Figure 1 has a public (routable) IP address and a unique domain name (as shown). In addition the domain name "database.distsys.com" can be used to distribute requests to all of the hosts. What DNS records are required and why? c. Discuss whether or not the company with the domain distsys.com should pay a commercial DNS provider or operate their own DNS servers. Which would you recommend and why?

Database System Concepts

7th Edition

ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

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