Assignment 4 (DL 18.4)

This assignment has 2 tasks:

Task I (5 Points)

Your need to reflect upon the guest lecture by Dr. Jiri Musto. The reflection can be in form of a learning diary submitted as docx/pdf file. In your reflection, discuss:

(i) the role of distributed databases; (1)

(ii) how do distributed databases differ from centralized databases; (2)

(iii) what advantages do they offer over other database schemes (2)

Please note that the reflection must be no lesser than 1 page (A4 size) and no longer than 2 pages (A4 size).

Task II (5 points)

ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Reflect on the aspects that make ChatGPT a distributed system. The reflection can be in form of a learning diary submitted as docx/pdf file. In your reflection, discuss:

(i) Is ChatGPT a distributed system? (1)

(ii) If so, what aspects make ChatGPT a distributed system? (1)

(iii) How the properties of distributed systems have been implemented in ChatGPT? (3)

Please note that the reflection must be no lesser than 1 page (A4 size) and no longer than 2 pages (A4 size).

NOTE

Please note that the AI-based tools policy also concerns this assignment.