Your question is CAP Theorem. Take a moment with it on the right.
Talk me through your thinking if you like. When you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes).
What is CAP Theorem?
Asked in the SP-L1 upgrade interview stage. Keep your answer focused on distributed systems behavior under failures. Explain the theorem, the three properties, and what tradeoff a system makes when a partition occurs.