Replication Versus Partitioning There are two common ways data is distributed across multiple nodes: Replication Keeping a copy of the same data on several different nodes, potentially in different locations. Replication provides redundancy and can also help improve performance. Partitioning Splitting a big database into smaller subsets called partitions so that different partitions can be assigned to different nodes (also known as sharding). These are separate mechanisms, but they often go hand in hand: ...

Formats for Encoding Data 这里提到了两种兼容性，后面分析数据编码格式时都会用到： In order for the system to continue running smoothly, we need to maintain compatibility in both directions: Backward compatibility Newer code can read data that was written by older code. Forward compatibility Older code can read data that was written by newer code. 直译有一个问题, 英语的"前后"在时间和空间上统一, 而汉语却是相反. 比如 forward 在空间上指前进, 在时间上指未来. 但是汉语中的"前"在空间上指前进, 在时间上却指过去. 向后兼容很好理解：指新的版本的软／硬件可以使用老版本的软／硬件产生的数据。 Forward compatibility 译为向前兼容极容易混乱，这里可以想成向未来兼容：指老的版本的软／硬件可以使用新版本的软／硬件产生的数据。 以下是几个例子： Intel 的 x86指令集 CPU 是向后兼容的，因为新款 CPU 依然可以运行老版本的软件。Intel 保证老版本 CPU 有的指令集新版本一定还保留着，这种只增加不删除的策略，保证了我们换 CPU 时，不需要更换很多软件。 ...

Relational Model Versus Document Model 首先谈到了 NoSQL 的诞生： There are several driving forces behind the adoption of NoSQL databases, including: A need for greater scalability than relational databases can easily achieve, includ‐ ing very large datasets or very high write throughput A widespread preference for free and open source software over commercial database products Specialized query operations that are not well supported by the relational model Frustration with the restrictiveness of relational schemas, and a desire for a more dynamic and expressive data model 然后通过下图的这份简历来说明了 one-to-many 这种关系 ...

这一章主要讲的是数据库更底层的一些东西。 In order to tune a storage engine to perform well on your kind of workload, you need to have a rough idea of what the storage engine is doing under the hood. Data Structures That Power Your Database Index Any kind of index usually slows down writes, because the index also needs to be updated every time data is written. This is an important trade-off in storage systems: well-chosen indexes speed up read queries, but every index slows down writes. ...