Practice Core Issues and Challenges in Achieving Consensus - 1.1 | Module 5: Consensus, Paxos and Recovery in Clouds | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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1.1 - Core Issues and Challenges in Achieving Consensus

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

Define asynchrony in the context of distributed systems.

💡 Hint: Think about communication timing.

Question 2

Easy

What is a crash failure?

💡 Hint: Focus on the behavior of the process.

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 does asynchrony in distributed systems mean?

  • Predictable timing of messages
  • Unpredictable timing of messages
  • No message delivery

💡 Hint: Think about message timing.

Question 2

True or False: Crash failures can exhibit incorrect behavior.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Focus on the definition of crash failures.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Analyzing a specific distributed system scenario, identify how asynchrony impacts consensus decision-making in practice. Give a concrete example.

💡 Hint: Consider the role of messaging and timing.

Question 2

Discuss how Byzantine faults complicate the implementation of consensus algorithms in real-world systems. Suggest practical approaches to mitigate these problems.

💡 Hint: Think about solutions that enhance integrity.

Challenge and get performance evaluation