Practice Naming And Transparency (11.3.1) - Distributed Systems - Principles and Challenges
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Naming and Transparency

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Question 1 Easy

What does location-independent naming mean?

💡 Hint: Think about how files can be moved without changing their names.

Question 2 Easy

What is a global namespace?

💡 Hint: Consider how all files appear as part of the same system.

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Question 1

What does location-independent naming allow?

A. Files to be renamed when moved.
B. Files to be accessed using location-specific identifiers.
C. Files to be identified without revealing their physical location.

💡 Hint: Think about how seamless file access is from different locations.

Question 2

True or False: Access transparency means users need to know the exact server location to access files.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how users interact with their local vs. remote files.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Suppose you are tasked with designing a distributed file system. How would you ensure location-independent naming while also implementing replication? Discuss your approach.

💡 Hint: Consider how cloud storage behaves with file movement.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate how the failure transparency in a DFS impacts user experience during a server outage.

💡 Hint: Think about user interactions and server maintenance scenarios.

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