The CAP Theorem

Consistency, Availability, and Partition Tolerance in distributed systems

Understand why distributed systems can only guarantee two of Consistency, Availability, and Partition Tolerance — and how real-world databases (Cassandra, Zookeeper, DynamoDB, Postgres) navigate this fundamental constraint.

Practice questions (5)

• CP vs AP in Practice

  Intermediate
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• Eventual Consistency and Read-Your-Writes

  Intermediate
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• Cassandra Consistency Levels

  Advanced
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• ZooKeeper Use Case

  Advanced
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• PACELC Trade-off

  Advanced
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Quizzes (1)