Practice Gnutella (Purely Decentralized, Unstructured Query Flooding) - 1.2.1.2 | Module 7: Peer-to-Peer Systems and Their Use in Industry Systems | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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1.2.1.2 - Gnutella (Purely Decentralized, Unstructured Query Flooding)

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What does decentralization mean in a P2P network?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what makes P2P different from traditional client-server models.

Question 2

Easy

What is a Query message in Gnutella?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how peers communicate with each other.

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 characteristic of Gnutella's architecture?

  • Centralized
  • Hybrid
  • Decentralized

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the difference between centralized and decentralized systems.

Question 2

True or False: A QueryHit message confirms that a file request was successful.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what a successful search would yield.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Evaluate the impact of query redundancy on Gnutella's overall performance. How does it affect user experience?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how many peers are active in large networks.

Question 2

Propose a hypothetical improvement to the Gnutella protocol that could address scalability issues while maintaining decentralization.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how Gnutella connects peers and the way information flows.

Challenge and get performance evaluation