Practice - External Clock Synchronization
Practice Questions
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What is "clock drift"?
💡 Hint: Think about how time might change due to different environmental factors.
Define "clock skew".
💡 Hint: Consider the state of two different clocks at the same time.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does clock skew refer to?
💡 Hint: Think about points in time when clocks are compared.
Is NTP an effective protocol for maintaining accurate time across computers?
💡 Hint: Recall how NTP is structured.
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Challenge Problems
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How would you design a synchronization mechanism in a distributed cloud system with thousands of nodes, considering fault tolerance and network latency?
💡 Hint: Think about how existing solutions can be adapted for scaling.
Discuss the potential implications of clock skew on a financial transaction system that demands exact timestamps.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the importance of accuracy when dealing with money.
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