Practice Leader Election in Industry Systems: Google’s Chubby and Apache ZooKeeper - 3 | Module 3: Leader Election in Cloud, Distributed Systems and Industry Systems | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

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What is the main purpose of leader election in distributed systems?

💡 Hint: Think about why we need a leader for coordination.

Question 2

Easy

Name one algorithm used for leader election.

💡 Hint: Consider the types we have discussed.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What is the main goal of leader election in distributed systems?

  • To ensure all processes fail
  • To designate a coordinating process
  • To increase message complexity

💡 Hint: Think about the purpose of coordination.

Question 2

Is the Bully Algorithm efficient in a stable network?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how efficient processes are chosen.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a new leader election algorithm that improves upon the weaknesses of both the Bully and LCR algorithm.

💡 Hint: Think about both the message traffic and speed of elections.

Question 2

Given a network where processes frequently fail, propose strategies to enhance the existing leader election mechanisms.

💡 Hint: Consider how you can minimize unnecessary elections.

Challenge and get performance evaluation