Design Microservices Architecture with Patterns and Principles - Introduction - Monolithic Architecture

The video tutorial explores the monolithic architecture, discussing its benefits and challenges. It outlines the course flow, focusing on understanding existing architectural approaches and transitioning to microservices. The tutorial explains monolithic applications, their evolution, and the reasons for starting with a monolithic approach for small-scale applications. It provides a detailed explanation of monolithic architecture, highlighting its structure and deployment as a single unit. The video concludes with an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of monolithic architecture, emphasizing its ease of use and potential drawbacks in scalability and maintenance.

What is the primary reason for choosing a monolithic architecture for the e-commerce application?

• To facilitate easy scaling

• To handle a large number of concurrent users

• To start with a simple and basic architecture

• To ensure high availability

How is a monolithic application typically structured?

• As a collection of microservices

• As a cloud-native application

• As a single unit with tightly coupled components

• As a distributed system with independent modules

Which of the following is a characteristic of monolithic architecture?

• All functionalities exist in a single code base

• It is easy to scale horizontally

• It requires multiple deployments for updates

• Components are loosely coupled

What is one advantage of using a monolithic architecture?

• Allows for independent deployment of features

• Easy to manage large codebases

• Facilitates parallel development

• Simplifies debugging across modules

What is a major disadvantage of monolithic architecture?

• It lacks consistency in data handling

• It becomes challenging to manage as the codebase grows

• It requires multiple codebases

• It is difficult to start new projects