Distributed Systems
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CONTENT
What is a Distributed System
Examples of Distributed Systems
Advantages
Disadvantages
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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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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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2.4.1 WORLD-WIDE-WEB
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2.4.2 WEB SERVERS AND WEB
BROWSERS
http://www.google.comlsearch?q=lyu
www.google.com
Browsers
Web servers
www.uu.se Internet
http://www.uu.se/
www.w3c.org
File system of http://www.w3c.org/Protocols/Activity.html
www.w3c.org Protocols
Activity.html
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2.5 MOBILE AND UBIQUITOUS
COMPUTING
Internet
Host intranet GSM/GPRS
Wireless LAN gateway Home intranet
Mobile
phone
Printer Laptop
Camera Host site
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3.ADVANTAGES
Sharing Data : There is a provision in the environment
where user at one site may be able to access the data
residing at other sites.
Autonomy : Because of sharing data by means of data
distribution each site is able to retain a degree of
control over data that are stored locally.
Availability : If one site fails in a distributed system,
the remaining sites may be able to continue operating.
Thus a failure of a site doesn't necessarily imply the
shutdown of the System.
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4. DISADVANTAGES
Software Development Cost
Greater Potential for Bugs
increased Processing Overhead
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THANKS
