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Why is it important for an emergency handling system to implement circuit breakers when calling external services?

hard🧠 Conceptual Q10 of 15
LLD - Design — Elevator System
Why is it important for an emergency handling system to implement circuit breakers when calling external services?
ATo prevent cascading failures by stopping calls to failing services
BTo increase the number of retries indefinitely
CTo log every request in detail
DTo slow down alert processing intentionally
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Understand circuit breaker purpose

    Circuit breakers stop calls to external services that are failing to prevent system overload and cascading failures.
  2. Step 2: Evaluate other options

    Increasing retries indefinitely worsens failures, logging is unrelated to circuit breaking, slowing processing is harmful.
  3. Final Answer:

    To prevent cascading failures by stopping calls to failing services -> Option A
  4. Quick Check:

    Circuit breaker purpose = Prevent cascading failures [OK]
Quick Trick: Circuit breakers stop calls to failing services [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES
  • Confusing circuit breakers with logging or retries
  • Thinking circuit breakers slow down processing intentionally

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