Scalable System Architectures

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Overview of scalable system architectures, comparing vertical and horizontal scaling, their advantages, limitations, and practical applications, including the role of load balancers and stateless web servers.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
In which scenario is a single-server design most appropriate?
Respuesta
  • For highly critical commercial applications
  • For large-scale systems with significant traffic
  • For small, low-priority tools or personal websites
  • For applications requiring high availability

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
What is a key drawback of a single-server design for commercial systems?
Respuesta
  • High cost of scaling
  • Single point of failure
  • Complexity of setup
  • Redundant database connections

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
What does vertical scaling involve?
Respuesta
  • Adding more servers to distribute the load
  • Increasing the capacity of an existing server
  • Implementing a load balancer to manage traffic
  • Dividing a database into multiple shards

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
What is a limitation of vertical scaling?
Respuesta
  • It requires complex database partitioning.
  • It is limited by the maximum capacity of a single server.
  • It cannot handle stateless requests efficiently.
  • It increases the number of servers to maintain.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
How does horizontal scaling differ from vertical scaling?
Respuesta
  • Horizontal scaling increases the size of servers, while vertical scaling adds more servers.
  • Horizontal scaling involves adding more servers, while vertical scaling increases the size of existing servers.
  • Horizontal scaling reduces server maintenance, while vertical scaling increases it.
  • Horizontal scaling focuses on database optimization, while vertical scaling focuses on application layers.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
What component is essential for horizontal scaling to distribute traffic across servers?
Respuesta
  • Database replicas
  • A load balancer
  • A central storage system
  • An additional web server

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Why must web servers in a horizontally scaled system be stateless?
Respuesta
  • To ensure they can share storage efficiently
  • To allow any server to handle any user request independently
  • To improve CPU utilization across the system
  • To minimize database load during high traffic

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
What is a primary advantage of horizontal scaling over vertical scaling?
Respuesta
  • It reduces system complexity.
  • It eliminates single points of failure.
  • It is more cost-effective for small-scale systems.
  • It requires fewer machines to maintain.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
In which scenario is vertical scaling likely sufficient?
Respuesta
  • A globally distributed e-commerce platform
  • A personal website with low traffic
  • A real-time video streaming service
  • A high-frequency financial trading application

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
What is a downside of horizontal scaling?
Respuesta
  • It limits the ability to add more servers.
  • It increases the likelihood of server failure.
  • It introduces more components to maintain.
  • It restricts redundancy in the system.

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
What design principle should guide the choice of system architecture?
Respuesta
  • Prioritize redundancy regardless of cost.
  • Build the simplest architecture that meets the requirements.
  • Always opt for horizontal scaling, even for small systems.
  • Avoid using load balancers to minimize complexity.
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