Practice Key Challenges: The Adversaries of Synchronized Time - 1.2 | Week 4: Classical Distributed Algorithms and the Industry Systems | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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1.2 - Key Challenges: The Adversaries of Synchronized Time

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is clock drift?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about environmental factors affecting clock performance.

Question 2

Easy

Define fault tolerance.

πŸ’‘ Hint: This relates to how systems handle problems and continue operating.

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 clock drift?

  • The difference between two clocks at a given moment
  • The rate of deviation of a clock from real time
  • The performance of clocks over time

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens to clock accuracy over time.

Question 2

True or False: Network latency can remain constant in a distributed system.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens during busy network times.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Analyze the effects of having unsynchronized clocks in a distributed database update scenario.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Imagine multiple servers trying to update the same records simultaneously.

Question 2

Propose a synchronization strategy for a service with varying loads during peak times, considering fault tolerance.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what protocols would best handle high traffic and faults simultaneously.

Challenge and get performance evaluation