Managing Long Running Tasks easy
What structure sits between the Web Server and the Worker to hold pending tasks?
- A A Message Queue (or Task Queue).
- B A Linked List.
- C A Stack.
- D A Heap.
Answer: A. A Message Queue (or Task Queue).
Queues act as a buffer. If 1000 tasks arrive at once, the queue holds them so the workers can process them at their own pace.
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