Practice Safety Properties (Invariants) of Paxos - 1.3.3 | Module 5: Consensus, Paxos and Recovery in Clouds | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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1.3.3 - Safety Properties (Invariants) of Paxos

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is one key safety property of Paxos?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how this prevents conflicts.

Question 2

Easy

True or False: The chosen value in Paxos can be any arbitrary value.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Look at how proposals are managed.

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Interactive Quizzes

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

Question 1

What do the safety properties of Paxos guarantee?

  • Only one value can be chosen
  • Multiple values can be decided
  • Any proposed value is valid

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how Paxos manages decision-making.

Question 2

True or False: In Paxos, any arbitrary value can become the chosen value.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Keep in mind how the proposal system works.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Suppose there are three proposers in a system, and each proposes a different value simultaneously. Discuss how Paxos handles this situation to maintain safety and reach a consensus.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the roles of proposers and the stepwise process of Paxos.

Question 2

Explain a situation that might lead to Paxos not reaching consensus even though it has strong safety properties, focusing on external conditions affecting the algorithm.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the implications of network failures on distributed systems.

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