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Which resilience pattern helps prevent cascading failures by limiting request rates?

easy📝 Conceptual Q2 of 15
Microservices - Resilience Patterns
Which resilience pattern helps prevent cascading failures by limiting request rates?
ARate Limiter
BCircuit Breaker
CLoad Balancer
DService Discovery
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Identify patterns that control request flow

    Rate Limiter controls how many requests a service accepts to avoid overload.
  2. Step 2: Match pattern to preventing cascading failures

    By limiting requests, Rate Limiter prevents overloads that cause failures to spread.
  3. Final Answer:

    Rate Limiter -> Option A
  4. Quick Check:

    Rate Limiter limits requests to prevent cascading failures = B [OK]
Quick Trick: Limit requests with Rate Limiter to stop failure chains [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES
  • Confusing Load Balancer with request limiting
  • Thinking Circuit Breaker limits request rates
  • Assuming Service Discovery controls failure spread

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