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Distributed Programming Exam Crash Notes

Distributed systems consist of independent computers functioning as a unified system, characterized by resource sharing, scalability, and fault tolerance. Key concepts include client-server architecture, communication models like RPC and sockets, and the importance of middleware and synchronization. Applications of distributed systems span web services, cloud computing, and online banking.

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Distributed Programming Exam Crash Notes

Distributed systems consist of independent computers functioning as a unified system, characterized by resource sharing, scalability, and fault tolerance. Key concepts include client-server architecture, communication models like RPC and sockets, and the importance of middleware and synchronization. Applications of distributed systems span web services, cloud computing, and online banking.

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Distributed Programming – Exam Crash Notes

1. Definition of Distributed Systems


A distributed system is a collection of independent computers that appear to users as a single coherent system.

2. Characteristics of Distributed Systems


Resource sharing, concurrency, scalability, fault tolerance, transparency.

3. Goals of Distributed Programming


High performance, reliability, scalability, resource sharing.

4. Types of Distributed Systems


Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer, Cluster Computing, Cloud Computing.

5. Client-Server Architecture
Clients request services, servers provide services over a network.

6. Communication Models
Message passing and Remote Procedure Call (RPC).

7. Sockets
Sockets provide endpoints for communication between processes over a network.

8. TCP vs UDP
TCP: Reliable, connection-oriented.
UDP: Fast, connectionless, unreliable.

9. Remote Procedure Call (RPC)


Allows a program to execute a procedure on a remote system as if it were local.

10. Middleware
Software layer that enables communication and data management in distributed systems.

11. Synchronization
Ensures correct ordering of events in distributed processes.

12. Deadlock
Occurs when processes wait indefinitely for resources.

13. Fault Tolerance


Ability of system to continue operating despite failures.

14. Distributed File Systems


Provide access to files stored across multiple machines.
15. Applications of Distributed Systems
Web services, cloud computing, online banking, distributed databases.

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