Practice - Clock Skew
Practice Questions
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What is clock skew?
💡 Hint: Think about how independent clocks can differ.
Name one method to minimize clock skew.
💡 Hint: Think of tools used to keep time consistent.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does clock skew refer to?
💡 Hint: Focus on the discrepancies due to independent clocks.
Is clock skew a problem for distributed systems?
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of different times affecting processes.
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Challenge Problems
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You work on a distributed system observing frequent consensus failures due to clock skew. Propose a robust strategy combining both synchronization and logical clocks to address the issue.
💡 Hint: Combine both tactics for best results.
Develop a hypothetical scenario where clock skew leads to severe consequences in a critical application (e.g., financial or medical). Outline the details and impacts of skew on the application's operation.
💡 Hint: Focus on processes being out of sync and the resulting chaos.
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