28. The system of claim 27 , further comprising a query server operably connected to the master node and being adapted to: generate intermediary source code from query source code, the query source code representing at least one database operation using the database and wherein the query source code is formatted based in part on a query-based programming language; and compile the intermediary source code to generate the at least one executable.
29. The system of claim 28 , wherein the intermediary source code is one of a group consisting of: C source code, C++ source code, Fortran source code; and Pascal source code.