Practice - Global State
Practice Questions
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What is a Global State in distributed systems?
💡 Hint: Think about the different parts that contribute to a system's view.
What is an Inconsistent Snapshot?
💡 Hint: Consider how timing can affect message delivery and state.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the 'Chandy-Lamport Algorithm' help capture?
💡 Hint: Think about what aspect this algorithm addresses.
True or False: An inconsistent snapshot can be achieved in a distributed system with proper timing.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how timing issues affect message interactions.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a hypothetical distributed system using three processes that need to communicate and share some data. Describe how an inconsistent snapshot could arise if not managed correctly.
💡 Hint: Think about the timing of events in independent systems.
Explain how using the Chandy-Lamport algorithm could mitigate the issues of inconsistent snapshots when managing global states in a distributed database environment.
💡 Hint: Focus on the importance of the MARKER messages.
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