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Overview of Distributed Systems

The document provides an overview of distributed systems, defining them as collections of autonomous computers connected through a network that allows for resource sharing and coordination. It outlines important functions, characteristics, design challenges, types, advantages, and disadvantages of distributed systems. Examples include the Internet, healthcare, and education, highlighting the need for scalability, fault tolerance, and security.

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Overview of Distributed Systems

The document provides an overview of distributed systems, defining them as collections of autonomous computers connected through a network that allows for resource sharing and coordination. It outlines important functions, characteristics, design challenges, types, advantages, and disadvantages of distributed systems. Examples include the Internet, healthcare, and education, highlighting the need for scalability, fault tolerance, and security.

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Chapter :-1 INTRODUCTION

Distributed System
 Definition:-A distributed consists of a collection
autonomous computers, connected through a network and
distribution middleware, which enables computers to
coordinate their activities and to share the resources of the
system, so that users perceive the system as a single,
integrated computing facility.
Important function of distribution computing
 Resources sharing
 Openness
 Concurrency
 Scalability
 Fault tolerance
 transparency
Examples of distributed system
 Internet
 Intranet
 Bit torrent
 Financial and commerce
 Information society
 Creative industry
 Health care
 Education
 Transportation and logistic
Characteristics of Distributed
System
 Resources sharing
 Openness
 Concurrency
 Scalability
 Fault tolerance
 Transparency
Design goals/issues/challenge in distributed system
 Heterogeneity
 Middleware
 Heterogeneity and mobile code
 Transparency

 openness
Design goals/issues/challenge in distributed system

 Concurrency
 Security

 Scalability
 Failure handling
Types of distributed system
 Client-server systems
 Peer to peer
 Middleware
 Three-tier
 N-tier
Client-server systems
Peer to peer system
Middleware
Three tier client
N-tier /multitier
Difference between client server and peer to peer
distributed system
The eight fallacies of distributed system
Advantage of distribution system

 Unlimited horizontal scaling


 Low latency
 Fault tolerance
 Better price/performance ratio(cost effective way to
increase computing power)
 Efficient speed due to load work distributing
 Data sharing (allows users to share data using
common database)
Disadvantage of distribution system
 Data integration & consistency
 Network and communication failure
 Management overhead.

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