Practice Speculative Execution (1.5.5) - Cloud Applications: MapReduce, Spark, and Apache Kafka
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Speculative Execution

Practice - Speculative Execution

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is Speculative Execution in MapReduce?

💡 Hint: Think about how it helps balance the performance across slow tasks.

Question 2 Easy

What does the ApplicationMaster do related to Speculative Execution?

💡 Hint: Recall its role in monitoring task progress.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of Speculative Execution in MapReduce?

To increase data replication
To decrease job completion time
To reduce network traffic

💡 Hint: Consider why we'd want to address slower tasks.

Question 2

True or False: Speculative Execution creates multiple copies of all tasks in a MapReduce job.

True
False

💡 Hint: Focus on the 'straggler' concept.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a scenario where Speculative Execution can improve completion time. What factors would you consider in such a design?

💡 Hint: Evaluate task distribution and node efficiency.

Challenge 2 Hard

Critically analyze the use of Speculative Execution in a cloud-based environment. What implications does it have for resource management?

💡 Hint: Think about both performance benefits and cost implications.

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