Practice Message Passing - 2.5.2.2.3 | Week 8: Cloud Applications: MapReduce, Spark, and Apache Kafka | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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2.5.2.2.3 - Message Passing

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What does MapReduce primarily allow for in distributed systems?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the two main phases.

Question 2

Easy

Define what Kafka is used for.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider its role in message consumption.

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 main purpose of MapReduce?

  • Real-time data processing
  • Batch processing of large datasets
  • Data visualization

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the nature of the processing.

Question 2

True or False: Spark performs all data processing on disk.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how data storage differs in Spark.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a system using MapReduce to analyze user logs from a web server. Describe each phase and how you would structure your Mapper and Reducer.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Break it down by processing phases.

Question 2

How would you set up a Kafka cluster for a financial application that requires real-time transaction monitoring? Discuss strategies for partitioning and replication.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on scalability and reliability.

Challenge and get performance evaluation