What is Distributed Systems

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Network of independent computers whose users utilize them as a single system connected with a middleware service. Learn more in: Overview of Big Data in Healthcare

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A collection of computers that act, work, and appear as one large computer. Learn more in: Rough Set Based Green Cloud Computing in Emerging Markets

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It is a software system where its components are distributed in different interconnected computers or devices, which communicate and coordinate their action exchanging information between them to achieve a common goal. Learn more in: BIM and Interoperability for Cultural Heritage through ICT

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A collection of independent machines connected by a network and equipped with software that provides the ability to machines to manage and coordinate their activities and share resources such as hardware, software and data. To the user it appears as an integrated single computer. Learn more in: Importance of Big Data

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A distributed system is a collection of independent computers and software that appears to its users as a single coherent system. The software components located on networked computers communicate and coordinate with each other by passing messages in order to achieve a common goal. Learn more in: Failure Detectors of Strong S and Perfect P Classes for Time Synchronous Hierarchical Distributed Systems