Practice Fold, Store, and Shift (A Conceptual Summary of HBase's Write and Read Paths) - 2.9 | Week 6: Cloud Storage: Key-value Stores/NoSQL | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of the Write Ahead Log in HBase?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about data recovery in case of failure.

Question 2

Easy

What happens when the MemStore is full?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens to temporary data.

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Interactive Quizzes

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

Question 1

What does the 'Fold' in HBase refer to?

  • Storing data permanently
  • Accumulating incoming writes
  • Flushing data to disk

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the first step in data processing.

Question 2

True or False: The Write Ahead Log records incoming writes to allow for data recovery.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens if data is lost during processing.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Given a series of write requests, how would you explain the journey of data from the client to persistent storage in HBase? Include all relevant steps and components.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think sequentially about the actions that happen to incoming data.

Question 2

Analyze the impact of compaction in HBase. Why is it necessary, and what challenges does it address?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on storage efficiency and performance optimization.

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