Practice Omission With Arbitrary Delay (3.1.3.3) - Consensus, Paxos and Recovery in Clouds
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Omission with Arbitrary Delay

Practice - Omission with Arbitrary Delay

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Question 1 Easy

What is an omission failure?

💡 Hint: Consider both sending and receiving aspects.

Question 2 Easy

Name two types of omission failures.

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a message is missed.

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Question 1

What are the two types of omission failures?

Send Omission and Receive Omission
Timeout and Acknowledgment
Crash and Byzantine

💡 Hint: Think about how messages can be missed.

Question 2

Arbitrary delays can complicate which aspect of distributed systems?

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the importance of timely communication.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Propose a strategy to manage arbitrary delays in a distributed database system that relies on consensus for transactions.

💡 Hint: Think about how to make transactions visible in real-time.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a scenario where both send and receive omissions occur simultaneously and discuss the implications on system reliability.

💡 Hint: Explore how critical roles depend on complete information.

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