Practice Send-omission (3.1.2.1) - Consensus, Paxos and Recovery in Clouds
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Send-Omission

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Question 1 Easy

What is a send-omission failure?

💡 Hint: Think about what can go wrong during communication in distributed systems.

Question 2 Easy

Why is consensus important in distributed systems?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens if different processes have different views of the system state.

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Question 1

What is a send-omission failure?

A failure to receive a message
A failure to send a message
A system crash

💡 Hint: Focus on the communication aspect of processes.

Question 2

True or False: Consensus is not impacted by send-omission failures.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about why agreement is crucial in distributed systems.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a distributed system capable of achieving consensus that can handle send-omission errors. List key components and strategies.

💡 Hint: Think about how you ensure reliability despite potential failures.

Challenge 2 Hard

Critique the effectiveness of existing consensus algorithms like Paxos in addressing send-omission failures. What improvements would you suggest?

💡 Hint: Consider the role of acknowledgments and dual-message strategies.

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