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Question: Explain the concept of the CAP theorem in distributed systems.
Answer: The CAP theorem states that in a distributed system, it is impossible to simultaneously provide all three guarantees: Consistency, Availability, and Partition tolerance.

Example:

Choosing between consistency and availability during network partitions in a distributed database system.
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