
IB DP Computer Science 2027 A3.4.4 Distributed Databases lesson and worksheet for the new 2027 syllabus.
A classroom-ready resource designed to help Higher Level students understand how distributed databases store and manage data across multiple locations while maintaining consistency, security and reliability.
What’s Included- Lesson presentation
- Student worksheet
- Classroom activities
- Student tasks
- Distributed database diagrams
- Feature comparison activities
- Real-world database scenarios
- Questions to check understanding
- Mark scheme / answers
A3.4.4 – Describe the features of distributed databases
Students explore:
- The purpose of distributed databases
- The need to maintain data consistency
- The role of ACID in reliable transaction processing
- Concurrency control
- Data consistency
- Data partitioning
- Data security
- Distribution transparency
- Fault tolerance
- Global query processing
- Location transparency
- Replication
- Scalability
- The advantages and challenges of distributed database systems
- IB Diploma Programme Computer Science
- Higher Level (HL) only
- New 2027 Computer Science syllabus
- First assessment: May 2027
- Secondary students aged 16–18
Lesson (complete)
A ready-to-use lesson resource including presentation, student worksheet and mark scheme.
This is an original teaching resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
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