Distributed Caching interview questions

15 real Distributed Caching questions from the Caching bank, as asked in Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd — free to start.

1. What is Local versus distributed?

Mid
  1. A.keeping copies of the same entries on multiple nodes to improve availability and read scalability
  2. B.the choice between a per-node in-process store and a shared external tier reachable by every node over the network
  3. C.partitioning the keyspace across multiple nodes so each holds a distinct subset of the data
  4. D.a key-distribution technique that minimizes remapping when nodes are added or removed from a cluster
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3. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Local versus distributed — a key-distribution technique that minimizes remapping when nodes are added or removed from a cluster
  2. B.Local versus distributed — keeping copies of the same entries on multiple nodes to improve availability and read scalability
  3. C.Local versus distributed — a group of cooperating nodes presenting a single logical fast store with combined capacity
  4. D.Local versus distributed — the choice between a per-node in-process store and a shared external tier reachable by every node over the network
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4. What is Sharding?

Senior
  1. A.a group of cooperating nodes presenting a single logical fast store with combined capacity
  2. B.partitioning the keyspace across multiple nodes so each holds a distinct subset of the data
  3. C.the choice between a per-node in-process store and a shared external tier reachable by every node over the network
  4. D.a key-distribution technique that minimizes remapping when nodes are added or removed from a cluster
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6. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Sharding — partitioning the keyspace across multiple nodes so each holds a distinct subset of the data
  2. B.Sharding — a group of cooperating nodes presenting a single logical fast store with combined capacity
  3. C.Sharding — a key-distribution technique that minimizes remapping when nodes are added or removed from a cluster
  4. D.Sharding — the choice between a per-node in-process store and a shared external tier reachable by every node over the network
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7. What is Replication?

Senior
  1. A.the choice between a per-node in-process store and a shared external tier reachable by every node over the network
  2. B.partitioning the keyspace across multiple nodes so each holds a distinct subset of the data
  3. C.a group of cooperating nodes presenting a single logical fast store with combined capacity
  4. D.keeping copies of the same entries on multiple nodes to improve availability and read scalability
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9. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Replication — the choice between a per-node in-process store and a shared external tier reachable by every node over the network
  2. B.Replication — keeping copies of the same entries on multiple nodes to improve availability and read scalability
  3. C.Replication — a group of cooperating nodes presenting a single logical fast store with combined capacity
  4. D.Replication — a key-distribution technique that minimizes remapping when nodes are added or removed from a cluster
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10. What is Consistent hashing?

Senior
  1. A.a key-distribution technique that minimizes remapping when nodes are added or removed from a cluster
  2. B.a group of cooperating nodes presenting a single logical fast store with combined capacity
  3. C.the choice between a per-node in-process store and a shared external tier reachable by every node over the network
  4. D.keeping copies of the same entries on multiple nodes to improve availability and read scalability
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12. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Consistent hashing — the choice between a per-node in-process store and a shared external tier reachable by every node over the network
  2. B.Consistent hashing — keeping copies of the same entries on multiple nodes to improve availability and read scalability
  3. C.Consistent hashing — a key-distribution technique that minimizes remapping when nodes are added or removed from a cluster
  4. D.Consistent hashing — a group of cooperating nodes presenting a single logical fast store with combined capacity
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13. What is Cluster?

Mid
  1. A.a key-distribution technique that minimizes remapping when nodes are added or removed from a cluster
  2. B.keeping copies of the same entries on multiple nodes to improve availability and read scalability
  3. C.partitioning the keyspace across multiple nodes so each holds a distinct subset of the data
  4. D.a group of cooperating nodes presenting a single logical fast store with combined capacity
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15. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Cluster — partitioning the keyspace across multiple nodes so each holds a distinct subset of the data
  2. B.Cluster — keeping copies of the same entries on multiple nodes to improve availability and read scalability
  3. C.Cluster — a group of cooperating nodes presenting a single logical fast store with combined capacity
  4. D.Cluster — a key-distribution technique that minimizes remapping when nodes are added or removed from a cluster
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