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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is clock synchronization?
๐ก Hint: Think about the importance of timing in events.
Question 2
Easy
Name one challenge of capturing a global state.
๐ก Hint: Consider how processes 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 primary purpose of clock synchronization in distributed systems?
- To ensure event ordering
- To maintain independent clocks
- To monitor execution time
๐ก Hint: Think about what happens without synchronized times.
Question 2
True or False: A global state in a distributed system captures only the local states of processes.
- True
- False
๐ก Hint: Think about what constitutes a 'global' perspective.
Solve and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
Design a hypothetical distributed system and outline how it would handle clock synchronization challenges. Include potential failures and their impacts.
๐ก Hint: Think about the role of the NTP and how banks may require high precision.
Question 2
Using the Chandy-Lamport algorithm, explain how you would implement a consistent state capture during active transactions, detailing how to manage in-transit messages.
๐ก Hint: Recall the process of marking and recording states clearly.
Challenge and get performance evaluation