Consistency in State/Memory Manipulation – CC

Question 3. What is the CAP theorem and how does it relate to consistency?


Answer:

The CAP theorem states that in a distributed system, it is impossible to achieve Consistency, Availability, and Partition tolerance simultaneously. A system can only guarantee two out of these three properties. Consistency refers to ensuring all nodes see the same data after a write operation.


Resources:

ScyllaDB Glossary: CAP Theorem

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IBM Article: What is the CAP Theorem?

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Parallel Computing Consistency Explained – Information Document

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