Practice Acceptor (1.3.1.2) - Consensus, Paxos and Recovery in Clouds - Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define the role of Acceptors in the Paxos algorithm.

💡 Hint: Think about the voting process.

Question 2 Easy

What is a promise in the context of Acceptors?

💡 Hint: Related to preventing conflicting votes.

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Question 1

What is the primary role of an Acceptor in the Paxos algorithm?

To propose values
To vote on proposals
To manage network communication

💡 Hint: Think about voting dynamics in consensus.

Question 2

True or False: An Acceptor can accept multiple proposals with the same proposal number.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on how conflicts are avoided.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Imagine a scenario where three Acceptors are trying to decide between proposals A, B, and C with A = 1, B = 2, C = 3. If A and B receive different messages about C’s validity, how must they proceed?

💡 Hint: Think about communication and proposal prioritization.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss how the failure of one of the Acceptors affects the overall consensus if the system needs more than two Acceptors to agree.

💡 Hint: Focus on the effects of quorum and fault tolerance.

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