Practice - Mutual Exclusion in Cloud: Resource Protection at Scale
Practice Questions
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What is mutual exclusion in a distributed system?
💡 Hint: Think about resource access in a multi-process scenario.
Name one benefit of mutual exclusion.
💡 Hint: Consider scenarios where multiple accesses could lead to issues.
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What is the main purpose of mutual exclusion?
💡 Hint: Consider the consequences of no mutual exclusion.
True or False: Token-based algorithms can stall if the token is lost.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how the token's existence affects system access.
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Challenge Problems
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Discuss potential modifications or enhancements to Chubby to support higher-throughput mutual exclusion in environments with extremely high request rates.
💡 Hint: Think about how you might split resources to allow parallel access.
Propose a higher-level overview of how you would integrate a new mutual exclusion algorithm into a distributed system that currently uses centralized algorithms.
💡 Hint: Consider both the technical and procedural changes required for integration.
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