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Design Issues of Distributed System
The distributed information system is defined as “a number of interdependent computers linked by a network for sharing information among…
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Synchronous vs Asynchronous
The send, receive, and reply operations may be synchronous or asynchronous. A synchronous operation blocks a process till the operation completes. An asynchronous operation is non-blocking and only initiates the operation. The caller…
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Message Passing Model of Process Communication
Process communication is the mechanism provided by the operating system that allows processes to communicate with each other. This communication…
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Parallel Computing
Although distributed computing is a distinct method for harnessing the unused power of networked computers, it bears close resemblance to…
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Motivations for Implementing a Distributed System
According to Claudia Leopold, there are eight main motivations for implementing a distributed system instead of simply utilizing the computing…
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Distributed Systems
A distributed system contains multiple nodes that are physically separate but linked together using the network. All the nodes in…