Practice Mutual Exclusion In Distributed Systems (11.2.2) - Distributed Systems - Principles and Challenges
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Mutual Exclusion in Distributed Systems

Practice - Mutual Exclusion in Distributed Systems

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is mutual exclusion?

💡 Hint: Think about how processes manage shared resources.

Question 2 Easy

Name one advantage of the centralized approach.

💡 Hint: Consider ease of coordination.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of mutual exclusion in distributed systems?

Allow multiple processes to access shared resources simultaneously
Ensure only one process accesses a shared resource at a time
Improve system performance

💡 Hint: Think about resource management.

Question 2

True or False: The centralized approach has no points of failure.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens if the coordinator goes down.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a scenario using the Ricart-Agrawala algorithm in a distributed application. What considerations must you keep in mind?

💡 Hint: Remember that scenarios involving high message traffic may complicate performance.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the trade-offs between centralized and distributed approaches to mutual exclusion, providing specific examples of when each might be appropriate.

💡 Hint: Think about system size and the impact of failure.

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