Practice Distributed File Systems - Centralizing Dispersed Data (11.3) - Distributed Systems - Principles and Challenges
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Distributed File Systems - Centralizing Dispersed Data

Practice - Distributed File Systems - Centralizing Dispersed Data

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does DFS stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about how files are accessed in a network.

Question 2 Easy

What is caching used for in DFS?

💡 Hint: It speeds up access by reducing requests to a server.

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Question 1

What is a Distributed File System (DFS)?

A system for local file management
A system allowing remote file access as if local
A type of cloud service

💡 Hint: Think about how files are accessed through a network.

Question 2

True or False: Caching can lead to cache consistency issues in DFS.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when files are modified by different clients.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Describe a scenario in which cache inconsistency might cause issues in a mutli-user environment and propose potential solutions to mitigate the problem.

💡 Hint: Think about how real-time collaboration works.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the trade-offs between using stateful versus stateless servers in a distributed file system environment, citing specific use cases for each.

💡 Hint: Consider recovery, management, and the complexity of features needed.

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