Practice Design of Key-Value Stores: Fundamentals and Apache Cassandra - 1 | Week 6: Cloud Storage: Key-value Stores/NoSQL | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does a key represent in a Key-Value store?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how you identify a person's contact information.

Question 2

Easy

What does the term 'Eventual Consistency' mean?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how updates propagate in real-world scenarios.

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Interactive Quizzes

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

Question 1

What is a key in a Key-Value store?

  • It is a database schema
  • It is a unique identifier
  • It is a data entry method

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how phonebook entries are organized.

Question 2

True or False: Apache Cassandra has a single point of failure.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how data is replicated across nodes.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Evaluate a scenario where a company implements a Key-Value store for user profiles. Discuss potential advantages and cons compared to using a relational database.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how user data evolves over time.

Question 2

Propose a design for a distributed Key-Value store that optimizes for write speed and availability. What considerations must be made regarding consistency?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about trade-offs between immediate consistency and performance.

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