Distributed Resilience · interview question
Which of the following statements best describes a potential drawback of not using exponential backoff retries?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
B. The system may experience a retry storm, causing further degradation.
Why
Without exponential backoff, immediate retries can lead to a retry storm, where the network becomes further congested due to multiple retry attempts occurring in quick succession, leading to additional failures.
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