Practice Physical Clock Drift - 1.2.1 | Week 4: Classical Distributed Algorithms and the Industry Systems | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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1.2.1 - Physical Clock Drift

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is clock drift?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think about how clocks can vary from each other.

Question 2

Easy

Explain clock skew.

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: It reflects a status at a specific point in time.

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Interactive Quizzes

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

Question 1

What is physical clock drift?

  • A process to synchronize systems
  • The rate at which a clock deviates over time
  • A method for debugging

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Focus on the definition of drift.

Question 2

True or False: NTP is designed for synchronizing clocks in a single machine.

  • True
  • False

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Remember its purpose in distributed environments.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a tabletop simulation to illustrate how clock drift can affect event ordering in a distributed system.

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: No hint provided

Question 2

Evaluate the efficiency of the Berkeley algorithm in minimizing clock drift using a case study.

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: No hint provided

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