Discuss the trade-offs involved in choosing between replication and partitioning in a distributed database.

Explain the concept of database replication and its different types (e.g., master-slave, peer-to-peer). What are the advantages and trade-offs of using replication in a database system?

Describe different approaches to data replication in distributed databases, such as primary-backup, multi-master, and eventual consistency. What are their trade-offs?

Replication or data fragmentation, which is preferable in a distributed database system? If we combine fragmentation with replication, what do you think? Is it possible to tell whether a file is fragmented in a vertical or horizontal direction? You need to back up your assertion with an example.