Practice - Distributed Systems - Principles and Challenges
Practice Questions
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What is the primary function of a client in the client-server model?
💡 Hint: Think about who initiates the interaction.
Name one advantage of the peer-to-peer model.
💡 Hint: Consider how resources are managed.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main characteristic of a client-server model?
💡 Hint: Think about who manages the requests.
True or False: In a P2P network, clients always rely on a central server to function.
💡 Hint: Consider how the resources are shared.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple algorithm for mutual exclusion in a peer-to-peer network without a centralized server. Discuss its advantages and potential drawbacks.
💡 Hint: Consider how the token can be passed, and how does that facilitate access to critical sections?
Discuss how to resolve deadlocks in a distributed system. Propose a method that can be implemented in real-time to avoid them.
💡 Hint: What are the real implications of such a strategy on resource management?
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