Dsa
Intervals
Easy
Redundant Server Monitoring
A system requires 'redundancy' to be considered safe. Redundancy is achieved at any point in time where at least two different servers are active. Given the activity intervals [start, end) of N servers, calculate the total duration of time that the system was 'safe' (i.e., at least 2 servers were active).
Input Format:
First line: N (number of servers).
Next N lines: Two integers 'start' and 'end' (exclusive end).
Output Format:
A single integer representing the total 'safe' duration.
Example:
Input:
3
10 50
20 40
30 60
Output:
30
(From 20 to 30, servers 1 & 2 are active. From 30 to 40, all three. From 40 to 50, 1 & 3. Total safe time: 50 - 20 = 30.)
Key concepts
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