H13-711_V3.5 · Question #336
Kafka is a high-throughput, distributed, publish-subscribe-based messaging system. Using Kafka technology, a large-scale messaging system can be built on a cheap PC Server.
The correct answer is A. True. A (True) is correct because Kafka was specifically designed to be horizontally scalable and cost-effective - its distributed architecture allows you to spread load across many commodity (cheap PC) servers rather than requiring expensive specialized hardware. Kafka achieves high…
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Kafka is a high-throughput, distributed, publish-subscribe-based messaging system. Using Kafka technology, a large-scale messaging system can be built on a cheap PC Server.
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- ATrue
- BFalse
How the community answered
(55 responses)- A78% (43)
- B22% (12)
Explanation
A (True) is correct because Kafka was specifically designed to be horizontally scalable and cost-effective - its distributed architecture allows you to spread load across many commodity (cheap PC) servers rather than requiring expensive specialized hardware. Kafka achieves high throughput through sequential disk I/O, efficient batching, and zero-copy data transfer, all of which work well on standard hardware.
B (False) is wrong because it contradicts Kafka's core design philosophy. Kafka was built at LinkedIn precisely to handle massive message volumes using commodity infrastructure, not proprietary or expensive systems.
Memory tip: Think of Kafka as the "IKEA of messaging" - high performance assembled from cheap, standard parts at scale.
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