Global Name Service (GNS)
Designed and implemented by Lampson and colleagues at the DEC Systems Research…
Synchronizing physical clocks
Two models of synchronization 1) External synchronization 2) Internal synchronization External synchronization: a…
CLOCKS, EVENTS AND PROCESS STATES
Each process executes on a single processor, and the processors do not…
Physical, Logical, and Vector Clocks
Interactions within a Distributed System between 2 processes, P1 and P2. Distributed…
Design Issues of Distributed System
The distributed information system is defined as “a number of interdependent computers…
Synchronous vs Asynchronous
The send, receive, and reply operations may be synchronous or asynchronous. A synchronous operation blocks a process till the operation completes.…
Message Passing Model of Process Communication
Process communication is the mechanism provided by the operating system that allows…
Parallel Computing
Although distributed computing is a distinct method for harnessing the unused power…
