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QAccording to the CAP theorem, what guarantees cannot be simultaneously provided in a distributed system?

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  • A Consistency, availability, and partition tolerance ✔ ✖
  • B Scalability, durability, and partition tolerance ✔ ✖
  • C Consistency, durability, and availability ✔ ✖
  • D Scalability, availability, and durability ✔ ✖
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According to the CAP theorem, a distributed system cannot simultaneously provide guarantees of consistency, availability, and partition tolerance.
A distributed system can satisfy any two of these guarantees at the same time, but not all three.

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