Intermediate
Web & Software Development
Q50 / 100
What is eventual consistency in distributed systems?
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The correct answer is B) A consistency model where the system guarantees all nodes will eventually have the same value if no new updates occur, accepting temporary inconsistency
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Correct Answer
A consistency model where the system guarantees all nodes will eventually have the same value if no new updates occur, accepting temporary inconsistency
Explanation
Eventual consistency (DNS, Amazon DynamoDB): updates propagate asynchronously — reads may see stale data temporarily. Highly available but requires application-level conflict resolution. Strong consistency (ACID, CP systems) sacrifices availability.
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50/100