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What is the term used to describe actors that create other actors?
What is the term used to describe actors that create other actors?
How many common recovery steps are there when a worker hits a problem?
How many common recovery steps are there when a worker hits a problem?
What type of actors watch actors on other nodes in the cluster?
What type of actors watch actors on other nodes in the cluster?
What is a major reason for the need to run code concurrently?
What is a major reason for the need to run code concurrently?
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What is the name of the manifesto that Akka adheres to?
What is the name of the manifesto that Akka adheres to?
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What is one of the requirements of reactive applications?
What is one of the requirements of reactive applications?
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What is a characteristic of messages in the Actor Model?
What is a characteristic of messages in the Actor Model?
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What does Akka create a layer between?
What does Akka create a layer between?
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What is the purpose of an actor's mailbox?
What is the purpose of an actor's mailbox?
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What is the role of the Dispatcher in the Actor Model?
What is the role of the Dispatcher in the Actor Model?
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What can an actor do according to the Actor Model?
What can an actor do according to the Actor Model?
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What happens to the workload when an office is larger?
What happens to the workload when an office is larger?
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How does an actor process messages from other actors?
How does an actor process messages from other actors?
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What is sent to the office and then routed to each worker?
What is sent to the office and then routed to each worker?
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What happens when messages arrive faster than the workers can perform each task?
What happens when messages arrive faster than the workers can perform each task?
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When do workers occupy desks in an asynchronous system?
When do workers occupy desks in an asynchronous system?
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What feature is available in actor systems that run in a cluster?
What feature is available in actor systems that run in a cluster?
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What is the primary function of an actor's createReceive() method?
What is the primary function of an actor's createReceive() method?
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What is an ActorSystem in Akka?
What is an ActorSystem in Akka?
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What can an actor do upon receiving a message?
What can an actor do upon receiving a message?
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What is the purpose of the matchAny() method?
What is the purpose of the matchAny() method?
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What is the entry point for creating or looking up actors in Akka?
What is the entry point for creating or looking up actors in Akka?
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What is the parent class of an actor implementation in Akka?
What is the parent class of an actor implementation in Akka?
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What is the purpose of the Props class in Akka?
What is the purpose of the Props class in Akka?
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How can you create a child actor in Akka?
How can you create a child actor in Akka?
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What are the two predefined methods provided by Akka for message exchange?
What are the two predefined methods provided by Akka for message exchange?
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What is the purpose of the preStart() method in Akka's actor life cycle?
What is the purpose of the preStart() method in Akka's actor life cycle?
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How do actors communicate with each other in Akka?
How do actors communicate with each other in Akka?
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What is the purpose of the ActorSystem in Akka?
What is the purpose of the ActorSystem in Akka?
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