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Distributed Systems Lecture 1 quiz

Daniel O'Brien 12 questions Updated 3 May 2018

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  1. 1Define a Distributed System.
    1. AA collection of independent computers that appear to its user as a single coherent system.
    2. BA collection of nodes that can be turned into a single system.
    3. CMultiple routers that allow a single system to occur through communication.
  2. 2Mention the main goals of a distributed system.
    1. AOpenness
    2. BScalability
    3. CEasily connect users/resources
    4. DPerformance/Efficiency
    5. ETransparency
    6. FReliability
  3. 3What is transparent distributed system?
    1. AAppearing to its users as if it was a single computer system
    2. BA system you cannot see the faults in.
    3. CA see through computing system.
    4. DBeing able to see every flaw in a computing system.
  4. 4A Scalable distributed system is one capable of growing w.r.t. in size, maximum distance between participants (geographical), and number of administrative domains.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  5. 5Examples of Distributed Systems
    1. AThe internet
    2. BDistributed database
    3. CBanking systems
    4. DUniversity networks
    5. ETicket reservation system
    6. FYour laptop
    7. GCloud computing
  6. 6Connecting users and resources: Give some examples of typical resources.
    1. APower
    2. BSongs
    3. CPrinters
    4. DSensors
    5. EComputers
    6. FData
  7. 7Connecting users and resources: Why sharing?
    1. A- Communications and advertising
      - isolation and durability.
    2. B- Communications and economics/business
      - Collaboration, information exchange (group ware)
  8. 8Connecting users and resources: Problems?
    1. ASecurity, co-ordination and performance.
    2. BCo-ordination, fairness and power.
    3. CSecurity, co-ordination and fairness
  9. 9Transparency in a distributed system: Forms of transparency
    1. AAccess, downloads, migration, replication, concurrency, users and failure.
    2. BAccess, location, migration, replication, concurrency, users and failure.
  10. 10When is transparency not desired or possible?
    1. AWhen you cannot distinguish a slow computer from a failing one.
    2. BWhen you want to connect online with multiple users.
    3. CWhen Hiding failures
    4. DWhen users are located in different continents (context-aware)

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Quiz on Distributed Systems Lecture 1 quiz, created by Daniel O'Brien on 02/05/2018.
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