Clustering interview questions

15 real Clustering questions from the Redis 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 Hash slot?

Junior
  1. A.horizontally partitioning the keyspace across multiple primary nodes so each holds only a subset of the data
  2. B.one of 16384 buckets to which every key is mapped, determining which node in a sharded deployment owns that key
  3. C.a substring enclosed in braces within a key that forces related keys into the same bucket so multi-key operations work
  4. D.migrating ownership of buckets between nodes to rebalance load or accommodate added or removed members
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Hash slot — one of 16384 buckets to which every key is mapped, determining which node in a sharded deployment owns that key
  2. B.Hash slot — the response a node returns telling a client which other node currently owns the requested key's bucket
  3. C.Hash slot — horizontally partitioning the keyspace across multiple primary nodes so each holds only a subset of the data
  4. D.Hash slot — migrating ownership of buckets between nodes to rebalance load or accommodate added or removed members
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4. What is Sharding?

Mid
  1. A.a substring enclosed in braces within a key that forces related keys into the same bucket so multi-key operations work
  2. B.horizontally partitioning the keyspace across multiple primary nodes so each holds only a subset of the data
  3. C.the response a node returns telling a client which other node currently owns the requested key's bucket
  4. D.one of 16384 buckets to which every key is mapped, determining which node in a sharded deployment owns that key
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6. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Sharding — the response a node returns telling a client which other node currently owns the requested key's bucket
  2. B.Sharding — migrating ownership of buckets between nodes to rebalance load or accommodate added or removed members
  3. C.Sharding — a substring enclosed in braces within a key that forces related keys into the same bucket so multi-key operations work
  4. D.Sharding — horizontally partitioning the keyspace across multiple primary nodes so each holds only a subset of the data
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7. What is Hash tag?

Mid
  1. A.horizontally partitioning the keyspace across multiple primary nodes so each holds only a subset of the data
  2. B.a substring enclosed in braces within a key that forces related keys into the same bucket so multi-key operations work
  3. C.migrating ownership of buckets between nodes to rebalance load or accommodate added or removed members
  4. D.the response a node returns telling a client which other node currently owns the requested key's bucket
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9. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Hash tag — the response a node returns telling a client which other node currently owns the requested key's bucket
  2. B.Hash tag — a substring enclosed in braces within a key that forces related keys into the same bucket so multi-key operations work
  3. C.Hash tag — horizontally partitioning the keyspace across multiple primary nodes so each holds only a subset of the data
  4. D.Hash tag — one of 16384 buckets to which every key is mapped, determining which node in a sharded deployment owns that key
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10. What is Resharding?

Senior
  1. A.migrating ownership of buckets between nodes to rebalance load or accommodate added or removed members
  2. B.horizontally partitioning the keyspace across multiple primary nodes so each holds only a subset of the data
  3. C.one of 16384 buckets to which every key is mapped, determining which node in a sharded deployment owns that key
  4. D.a substring enclosed in braces within a key that forces related keys into the same bucket so multi-key operations work
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12. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Resharding — migrating ownership of buckets between nodes to rebalance load or accommodate added or removed members
  2. B.Resharding — one of 16384 buckets to which every key is mapped, determining which node in a sharded deployment owns that key
  3. C.Resharding — a substring enclosed in braces within a key that forces related keys into the same bucket so multi-key operations work
  4. D.Resharding — the response a node returns telling a client which other node currently owns the requested key's bucket
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13. What is MOVED redirection?

Senior
  1. A.migrating ownership of buckets between nodes to rebalance load or accommodate added or removed members
  2. B.the response a node returns telling a client which other node currently owns the requested key's bucket
  3. C.a substring enclosed in braces within a key that forces related keys into the same bucket so multi-key operations work
  4. D.one of 16384 buckets to which every key is mapped, determining which node in a sharded deployment owns that key
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15. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.MOVED redirection — the response a node returns telling a client which other node currently owns the requested key's bucket
  2. B.MOVED redirection — horizontally partitioning the keyspace across multiple primary nodes so each holds only a subset of the data
  3. C.MOVED redirection — one of 16384 buckets to which every key is mapped, determining which node in a sharded deployment owns that key
  4. D.MOVED redirection — migrating ownership of buckets between nodes to rebalance load or accommodate added or removed members
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