Q. Explain about distributed systems?
A Distributed System in that Data, Process and Interface component of information System are distributed to many locations in a computer network. Therefore the processing workload needed to support these components is also distributed across multiple computers on the network. In this system every processor has its own local memory. The processors communicate with each other through various communication lines like high buses or telephone lines. The processors in a distributed system can vary in function and size. They can include small microprocessors, minicomputers, workstations and large general-purpose computer systems. The implementation of a distributed system is complex and difficult however still is in demand. Some of the reasons are that modern businesses are already distributed. Thus they require distributed solutions. Generally solutions developed using a distributed systems paradigm are user-friendlier. They have the below benefits:
- Computation speedup
- Resource sharing
- Communication
- Reliability.