Practice - Arbitrary (Byzantine) Failures
Practice Questions
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What is a Byzantine failure?
💡 Hint: Think about how components can mislead other components.
What is the main challenge presented by the Byzantine Generals Problem?
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of betrayal.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What defines a Byzantine failure?
💡 Hint: Think about how a traitor might behave.
True or False: The FLP theorem allows deterministic consensus in asynchronous distributed systems.
💡 Hint: Reflect on what the FLP theorem states about process behavior.
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Challenge Problems
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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.
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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