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What Is A Distributed System?

A distributed system is defined as one where components located at networked computers communicate and coordinate their actions only by passing messages. Key characteristics include concurrency of components, lack of a global clock, and independent failures of components. In contrast to centralized systems which have a single point of control and failure, distributed systems have multiple autonomous components that may not be universally accessible and software runs across multiple processors. Examples of distributed systems include local area networks, database management systems, ATM networks, and the internet.

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What Is A Distributed System?

A distributed system is defined as one where components located at networked computers communicate and coordinate their actions only by passing messages. Key characteristics include concurrency of components, lack of a global clock, and independent failures of components. In contrast to centralized systems which have a single point of control and failure, distributed systems have multiple autonomous components that may not be universally accessible and software runs across multiple processors. Examples of distributed systems include local area networks, database management systems, ATM networks, and the internet.

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1. What is a Distributed System?

Definition: A distributed system is one in which


components located at networked computers
communicate and coordinate their actions only by
passing messages. This definition leads to the following
characteristics of distributed systems:
♦concurrency of components
♦lack of a global clock
♦independent failures of components

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1.1 Centralized System Characteristics

♦ One component with non-autonomous parts


♦ Component shared by users all the time
♦ All resources accessible
♦ Software runs in a single process
♦ Single point of control
♦ Single point of failure

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1.2 Distributed System Characteristics

♦ Multiple autonomous components


♦ Components are not shared by all users
♦ Resources may not be accessible
♦ Software runs in concurrent processes on
different processors
♦ Multiple points of control
♦ Multiple points of failure
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2. Examples of Distributed Systems

♦ Local Area Network and Intranet


♦ Database Management System
♦ Automatic Teller Machine Network
♦ Internet/World-Wide Web
♦ Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing

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2.1 Local Area Network
email server Desktop
computers
print and other servers

Local area
Web server network

email server
print
File server
other servers
the rest of
the Internet
router/firewall

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2.2 Database Management System

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2.3 Automatic Teller Machine Network

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2.4 Internet

intranet %
%
% ISP

backbone

satellite link

desktop computer:
server:
network link:

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