5 - Elections, Consensus, Blockchains, CAP Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

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What is an election (for distributed computing)

A

Peer-to-peer algorithms for being the “boss”

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What is the bully algorithm?

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Detect coordinator failure, start an election
Broadcast that you’re the “boss” with your ID/priority

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