Practice - Architecture
Practice Questions
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Define clock skew.
💡 Hint: Think of it as how far apart the clocks are at a given moment.
List one challenge of clock synchronization.
💡 Hint: Consider what can cause clocks to drift or become inconsistent.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does NTP stand for?
💡 Hint: Remember the purpose of the protocol.
Is clock drift always detrimental?
💡 Hint: Consider how discrepancies in time affect data integrity.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a scenario where clock drift leads to an error in a distributed banking system. How would you correct this?
💡 Hint: Think about the critical nature of timing in transactions.
Evaluate five different scenarios in which mutual exclusion protocols like Chubby could be applied. What are the pros and cons of using these methods?
💡 Hint: Contrast classical mutual exclusion techniques against those offered by specialized services.
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