ACID vs BASE — Roadmap Step & Resources
Strict transactional guarantees vs eventually consistent, available systems
- Level: intermediate
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: System Design
Before this step
Interview questions
- What does BASE stand for and how does it differ from ACID?
Study resources
- ACID vs. BASE Database Models (Article) — MongoDB's own explanation comparing ACID and BASE consistency models.
- ACID Properties in Databases (Video) — A clear explanation of atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability with real examples.
Part of
- Databases & Storage at Scale — section
- System Design roadmap — the full learning path