HardDesign: Distributed Key-Value Store (Redis/DynamoDB)
What is 'hinted handoff' and what problem does it solve?
— Tests your understanding of this concept.
Answer Options
ARouting hints to the correct node
BStoring writes for temporarily failed nodes and delivering them on recovery
CHinting to clients which node to connect to
DHand-off of leadership in a Raft cluster
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