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Q51 / 100
What is the circuit breaker pattern?
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The correct answer is B) A pattern that stops calling a failing service to prevent cascading failures, automatically retrying after a recovery period
B
Correct Answer
A pattern that stops calling a failing service to prevent cascading failures, automatically retrying after a recovery period
Explanation
Circuit breaker (Hystrix, Resilience4j): CLOSED (normal), OPEN (failing — reject calls immediately), HALF-OPEN (test one request). Prevents cascading failures when a dependency is down.
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