Practice Task Re-execution - 1.5.1 | Week 8: Cloud Applications: MapReduce, Spark, and Apache Kafka | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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1.5.1 - Task Re-execution

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What happens if a Map task fails during execution?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the role of the ApplicationMaster!

Question 2

Easy

Why is intermediate data durability important?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens to data when tasks fail.

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 happens to a Map task that fails during execution?

  • It is removed from the job queue
  • It causes the job to fail
  • It is re-scheduled on another node

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the role of the ApplicationMaster!

Question 2

True or False: If a node fails, the other tasks on it are automatically killed.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how fault tolerance aids task recovery.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

You are tasked with designing a distributed processing system. Explain how you would incorporate fault tolerance mechanisms similar to MapReduce.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how existing systems deal with failures.

Question 2

Evaluate the trade-offs of implementing a robust fault tolerance system over a simpler, less reliable system for a big data project.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the long-term benefits versus initial implementation costs.

Challenge and get performance evaluation