Explain the difference between linearizability and sequential consistency, and why the latter is
more practical to implement, in general.

What will be an ideal response?


See pp. 776-778 for the difference. In the absence of clock synchronization of sufficient precision,
linearizability can only be achieved by funnelling all requests through a single server – making it a
performance bottleneck.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is not connected to a front/top panel connector?

a. Power switch b. USB c. Speaker d. Hard drive activity light

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The correct syntax for the destructor of the class tempClass is ____.

A. tempClass::~tempClass() B. tempClass::~tempClass(x) C. tempClass::tempClass() D. tempClass::tempClass(x)

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