Quiz: Distributed Systems Fundamentals (CS 682)

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Q1 Beginner 1 pts

What does the term 'distributed system' fundamentally refer to? Video Reference:
"Basic definition of distributed systems covered in course introduction..."

Q2 Intermediate 2 pts

The speaker mentions three specific examples of distributed systems that the class will focus on. Which of these is NOT one of them? Video Reference:
"the kinds of examples that we'll be focusing on in this class are things like storage for big websit..."

Timestamp: 0:45

Q3 Beginner 1 pts

According to the speaker, you should always try to solve problems on a single computer before building distributed systems. Video Reference:
"if you can possibly solve it on a single computer you know without building a distributed system you..."

Timestamp: 2:00

Q4 Intermediate 2 pts

What is the primary trade-off that developers must consider when deciding between consistency and availability in distributed systems? Video Reference:
"Distributed systems fundamentals covering trade-offs and theoretical constraints..."

Q5 Advanced 3 pts

According to the video, what are the four main reasons people build distributed systems? Video Reference:
"they need to get high-performance... to be able to tolerate faults... some problems are just natural..."

Timestamp: 2:30

Q6 Beginner 1 pts

The speaker mentions that most of the course will focus on which two aspects of distributed systems? Video Reference:
"the most of this course is going to be about performance and fault tolerance although the other two ..."

Timestamp: 4:10

Q7 Intermediate 2 pts

According to the speaker, it's easy to achieve thousand-fold performance improvement with a thousand computers in distributed systems. Video Reference:
"but it's actually very tricky to obtain that thousand X speed up with a thousand computers there's o..."

Timestamp: 5:20

Q8 Intermediate 2 pts

The speaker mentions that when he first started teaching this course, distributed systems were considered what? Video Reference:
"when I first started teaching this course it was distributed systems were something of an academic c..."

Timestamp: 6:40

Q9 Beginner 1 pts

According to the video, who is the instructor giving these lectures? Video Reference:
"the course staff I'm Robert Morris I'll be giving the lectures..."

Timestamp: 8:20

Q10 Beginner 1 pts

The speaker mentions that lectures will be videotaped for what purpose? Video Reference:
"these lectures actually be videotaped and I'm hoping to post them online so that you can so if you'r..."

Timestamp: 9:40

Quiz: Distributed Systems Fundamentals (CS 682)

What does the term 'distributed system' fundamentally refer to? Video Reference:
"Basic definition of distributed systems covered in course introduction..."

The speaker mentions three specific examples of distributed systems that the class will focus on. Which of these is NOT one of them? Video Reference:
"the kinds of examples that we'll be focusing on in this class are things like storage for big websit..."

Timestamp: 0:45

According to the speaker, you should always try to solve problems on a single computer before building distributed systems. Video Reference:
"if you can possibly solve it on a single computer you know without building a distributed system you..."

Timestamp: 2:00

What is the primary trade-off that developers must consider when deciding between consistency and availability in distributed systems? Video Reference:
"Distributed systems fundamentals covering trade-offs and theoretical constraints..."

According to the video, what are the four main reasons people build distributed systems? Video Reference:
"they need to get high-performance... to be able to tolerate faults... some problems are just natural..."

Timestamp: 2:30

The speaker mentions that most of the course will focus on which two aspects of distributed systems? Video Reference:
"the most of this course is going to be about performance and fault tolerance although the other two ..."

Timestamp: 4:10

According to the speaker, it's easy to achieve thousand-fold performance improvement with a thousand computers in distributed systems. Video Reference:
"but it's actually very tricky to obtain that thousand X speed up with a thousand computers there's o..."

Timestamp: 5:20

The speaker mentions that when he first started teaching this course, distributed systems were considered what? Video Reference:
"when I first started teaching this course it was distributed systems were something of an academic c..."

Timestamp: 6:40

According to the video, who is the instructor giving these lectures? Video Reference:
"the course staff I'm Robert Morris I'll be giving the lectures..."

Timestamp: 8:20

The speaker mentions that lectures will be videotaped for what purpose? Video Reference:
"these lectures actually be videotaped and I'm hoping to post them online so that you can so if you'r..."

Timestamp: 9:40

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Quiz: Distributed Systems Fundamentals (CS 682)

What does the term 'distributed system' fundamentally refer to? Video Reference: "Basic definition of distributed systems covered in course introduction..."

The speaker mentions three specific examples of distributed systems that the class will focus on. Which of these is NOT one of them? Video Reference: "the kinds of examples that we'll be focusing on in this class are things like storage for big websit..." Timestamp: 0:45

According to the speaker, you should always try to solve problems on a single computer before building distributed systems. Video Reference: "if you can possibly solve it on a single computer you know without building a distributed system you..." Timestamp: 2:00

What is the primary trade-off that developers must consider when deciding between consistency and availability in distributed systems? Video Reference: "Distributed systems fundamentals covering trade-offs and theoretical constraints..."

According to the video, what are the four main reasons people build distributed systems? Video Reference: "they need to get high-performance... to be able to tolerate faults... some problems are just natural..." Timestamp: 2:30

The speaker mentions that most of the course will focus on which two aspects of distributed systems? Video Reference: "the most of this course is going to be about performance and fault tolerance although the other two ..." Timestamp: 4:10

According to the speaker, it's easy to achieve thousand-fold performance improvement with a thousand computers in distributed systems. Video Reference: "but it's actually very tricky to obtain that thousand X speed up with a thousand computers there's o..." Timestamp: 5:20

The speaker mentions that when he first started teaching this course, distributed systems were considered what? Video Reference: "when I first started teaching this course it was distributed systems were something of an academic c..." Timestamp: 6:40

According to the video, who is the instructor giving these lectures? Video Reference: "the course staff I'm Robert Morris I'll be giving the lectures..." Timestamp: 8:20

The speaker mentions that lectures will be videotaped for what purpose? Video Reference: "these lectures actually be videotaped and I'm hoping to post them online so that you can so if you'r..." Timestamp: 9:40

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What does the term 'distributed system' fundamentally refer to? Video Reference:
"Basic definition of distributed systems covered in course introduction..."

The speaker mentions three specific examples of distributed systems that the class will focus on. Which of these is NOT one of them? Video Reference:
"the kinds of examples that we'll be focusing on in this class are things like storage for big websit..."

Timestamp: 0:45

According to the speaker, you should always try to solve problems on a single computer before building distributed systems. Video Reference:
"if you can possibly solve it on a single computer you know without building a distributed system you..."

Timestamp: 2:00

What is the primary trade-off that developers must consider when deciding between consistency and availability in distributed systems? Video Reference:
"Distributed systems fundamentals covering trade-offs and theoretical constraints..."

According to the video, what are the four main reasons people build distributed systems? Video Reference:
"they need to get high-performance... to be able to tolerate faults... some problems are just natural..."

Timestamp: 2:30

The speaker mentions that most of the course will focus on which two aspects of distributed systems? Video Reference:
"the most of this course is going to be about performance and fault tolerance although the other two ..."

Timestamp: 4:10

According to the speaker, it's easy to achieve thousand-fold performance improvement with a thousand computers in distributed systems. Video Reference:
"but it's actually very tricky to obtain that thousand X speed up with a thousand computers there's o..."

Timestamp: 5:20

The speaker mentions that when he first started teaching this course, distributed systems were considered what? Video Reference:
"when I first started teaching this course it was distributed systems were something of an academic c..."

Timestamp: 6:40

According to the video, who is the instructor giving these lectures? Video Reference:
"the course staff I'm Robert Morris I'll be giving the lectures..."

Timestamp: 8:20

The speaker mentions that lectures will be videotaped for what purpose? Video Reference:
"these lectures actually be videotaped and I'm hoping to post them online so that you can so if you'r..."

Timestamp: 9:40