Practice Multi-Paxos: Consensus for a Sequence of Decisions - 1.4 | Module 5: Consensus, Paxos and Recovery in Clouds | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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1.4 - Multi-Paxos: Consensus for a Sequence of Decisions

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is Multi-Paxos?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of it as Paxos but for multiple values.

Question 2

Easy

Why is the leader important in Multi-Paxos?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider traffic management.

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 Multi-Paxos extend?

  • Single-instance Paxos
  • Distributed Logs
  • State Machines

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how many values it handles.

Question 2

True or False: A new leader does not need to run the Prepare phase unless it is their first proposal.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the implications of leader changes.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Discuss the implications of not having a stable leader in Multi-Paxos. What potential issues could arise?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how communication breaks down without coordination.

Question 2

Design a scenario where Multi-Paxos could fail due to a network partition. What would be your protocols to restore consensus afterward?

πŸ’‘ Hint: What happens when parts of the system can’t communicate?

Challenge and get performance evaluation