Distributed systems and Distributed computing


  • Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems. A distributed system is a system whose components are located on different networked computers, which communicate and coordinate their actions by passing messages to one another.
  • distributed system is a network that consists of autonomous computers that are connected using a distribution middleware. They help in sharing different resources and capabilities to provide users with a single and integrated coherent network
  • A distributed system allows resource sharing, including software by systems connected to the network. Examples of distributed systems/applications of distributed computing: Intranets, Internet, WWW, email.
  • The key goals of a distributed system include Transparency: Achieving the image of a single system image without concealing the details of the location, access, migration, concurrency, failure, relocation, persistence and resources to the users. Openness: Making the network easier to configure and modify.



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