Stored procedures — evaluate the benefit statement: “One benefit of using a stored procedure is that it can be distributed to client computers.” Determine whether this is correct or incorrect, considering where stored procedures execute.

Introduction / Context: Stored procedures encapsulate SQL logic on the database server. They improve performance, security, and maintainability by centralizing code and reducing chattiness between client and server. The prompt suggests that a benefit is the ability to distribute procedures to clients, which tests understanding of where stored procedures live and execute.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Stored procedures are database objects compiled and stored on the server.
• Clients invoke procedures with CALL/EXEC or equivalent.
• Client applications might have local code, but server-side procedures remain server-resident.

Concept / Approach: The principal advantages of stored procedures include centralized logic, reduced network round-trips (one call versus many statements), shared security context, plan reuse, and version control on the server. Distribution to clients is not a benefit; in fact, one reason to use procedures is to avoid scattering SQL across clients. Client distribution applies to application binaries or libraries, not to stored procedures themselves.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check: Deploy a procedure and update it centrally; all clients pick up changes immediately without redistribution—evidence that procedures are not distributed to clients for execution.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Architecture tiering does not relocate procedures to clients.
• Client-side plan caches do not equate to distributing procedures.
• Network characteristics do not change where procedures reside.

Common Pitfalls: Confusing ORMs or embedded SQL libraries with stored procedures; assuming code distribution models apply to server-resident database logic.

Final Answer: Incorrect