Assume that Hoodle.com is a leading search engine in the World. At Hoodle.com, time counts. Specifically, Hoodle.com
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Assume that Hoodle.com is a leading search engine in the World. At Hoodle.com, time counts. Specifically, Hoodle.com aims to respond to search queries on average within 0.4 seconds. Facing about 7.5 billion queries per month (i.e., 30 days), Hoodle uses 450,000 servers to respond to search queries, spread across 5 data centers. In theory, Hoodle can return one page of 10 results to any search query in 0.1 seconds by simultaneously using a cluster of 500 different servers. But the total response time is in general larger due to queuing and telecommunication delays; in particular, it takes on average 0.05 seconds to send a request from a computer located anywhere in the world to Hoodle, as well as to send the search results from Hoodle to the computer. For simplicity, assume that search queries get randomly assigned to any cluster of servers and that each cluster operates as an independent M/M/1 queuing system.
With their current infrastructure, is Hoodle able to respond to search queries within 0.4 seconds on average? Justify your answer numerically.
International Management Managing Across Borders And Cultures Text And Cases
ISBN: 9780133062120
8th Edition
Authors: Helen Deresky