System Design: The Distributed Task Scheduler

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System Design: The Distributed Task Scheduler

What is a task scheduler?

A task is a unit of computational work requiring resources (CPU, memory, storage, or bandwidth) for a specific duration. For example, uploading media to Facebook or Instagram triggers several background tasks:

A standing appointment book and small clock introduce task scheduling as an scene, without a scheduling algorithm.
Make time for work

  1. Encoding the photo or video into multiple resolutions.

  2. Validating the media for content monetization, copyrights, and other policies.

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