(i)
Advantages
- Scalability
- Support large client population
- Most flexible of the database
- Optimizes resource utilization
- More secure – Enables identification and monitoring of real users
Disadvantages
- Complex and difficult to comprehend, modify or reconstruct in case of failure.
- Costly – initial costs and maintaining costs.
(ii)
- Secure transactions
- Multiple access by customers
- Communication purposes
- For backing up reasons
- Resource sharing
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