The semijoin approach saves network traffic.

More Questions from Distributed Databases

• Replication may use either synchronous or asynchronous distributed database technologies, although asynchronous technologies are more typical in a replicated environment.
• The cost to perform a snapshot refresh may depend on whether the snapshot is simple or complex.
• Each site (or node) in a distributed system is subject to the same types of failure as in a centralized system.

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