Practice Arbitrary (byzantine) Failures (3.1.4) - Consensus, Paxos and Recovery in Clouds
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Arbitrary (Byzantine) Failures

Practice - Arbitrary (Byzantine) Failures

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a Byzantine failure?

💡 Hint: Think about how components can mislead other components.

Question 2 Easy

What is the main challenge presented by the Byzantine Generals Problem?

💡 Hint: Consider the implications of betrayal.

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Question 1

What defines a Byzantine failure?

A process completely halts
A process acts arbitrarily
A process sends messages

💡 Hint: Think about how a traitor might behave.

Question 2

True or False: The FLP theorem allows deterministic consensus in asynchronous distributed systems.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on what the FLP theorem states about process behavior.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a theoretical distributed system that could withstand Byzantine failures. Describe the key components and their interactions.

💡 Hint: Think about redundancies and how to verify trust among nodes.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the applications of Byzantine fault tolerance in modern systems. Provide examples of how it is implemented in practice.

💡 Hint: Consider current technologies like cryptocurrencies and secure voting systems.

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