Before Recitation
Read Consistency Rationing in the Cloud: Pay Only When it Matters by Kraska, et al. This paper describes a different approach to consistency than what you've seen in lecture. You can skip almost all of Section 5, but you should read the summaries of each policy (i.e., the first paragraph of Sections 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, as well as the first paragraphs of subsections 5.3.1, 5.3.2, and 5.3.3).
Question for Recitation: Before you come to this recitation, you'll turn in a brief answer to the following questions (really—we don't need more than a sentence or so for each question).
Your answers to these questions should be in your own words, not direct quotations from the paper.
- What is the goal of consistency rationing?
- How does consistency rationing differ from what you've seen in lecture?
- Why would you use consistency rationing? Can you think of a situation when you wouldn't use it?
During Recitation
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