Practice Byzantine Agreement - 2 | Module 5: Consensus, Paxos and Recovery in Clouds | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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2 - Byzantine Agreement

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is a Byzantine failure?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think about what a component can do when it fails.

Question 2

Easy

Why is consensus important in distributed systems?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Consider the consequences if agreement is not reached.

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 minimum number of generals required to tolerate 1 traitor?

  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Remember the formula for the minimum generals.

Question 2

True or False: All Byzantine failures lead to crash failures.

  • True
  • False

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think about other types of faults Byzantine failures represent.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a Byzantine fault-tolerant algorithm for a distributed database system where performance is crucial, including necessary protocol elements.

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Consider how consensus ensures data integrity and system resilience.

Question 2

Critique an existing Byzantine Agreement protocol in terms of efficiency and security. What improvements could be suggested?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Look into current research on optimizing Byzantine fault tolerance.

Challenge and get performance evaluation