Homework 1 (due April 2)

Provide written answers to the following short-answer questions. 
Try to be detailed but concise.

1. Give an example of a MapReduce problem not listed in the reading. 
In your example, what are the map and reduce functions (including inputs 
and outputs)?

2. What part of the MapReduce implementation do you find most 
interesting? Why?

3. Give an example of a distributable problem that should not be 
solved with MapReduce. What are the limitations of MapReduce that 
make it ill-suited for your task?