Multiple ChoiceBeginner 45s
Snowflake ID structure
A Snowflake-style ID is 64 bits split into timestamp, machine/worker id, and sequence. What does the sequence component solve?
Options
- 1It encodes the tenant id so that identifiers are unique across all the different customers of the service
- 2It stores the data center region only, so request routing can be decided purely from the identifier bits
- 3It makes the identifiers random for security so that outsiders can never predict the next generated id
- 4It lets a single node generate multiple unique IDs within the same millisecond without collision
Think you can answer under pressure?
Get matched and answer live questions in 3-minute 1v1 battles. Elo ranking, badge tiers and bragging rights on the line.