CS 4504 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Scalability, Fault Tolerance, Parallel Computing
2 Sep 2016
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Unit processor/monolithic computing makes use of a single cpu to execute one or more programs for each application. A distributed system collection of computers connected via network to work on a single task. Note: computer is considered independent if it doesn"t share memory or program execution space. A network service service provided by a program known as a server on a network. A network application an application that runs on a networked computer for end users. That computer only uses resources within its access. This technique of sharing a single"s cpu resources is called timesharing. The computer that provided resources was called a mainframe and users could access the computer via terminals. Parallel computing uses more than one processor simultaneously to execute a single program. According to konige, it is possible to perform parallel computing over a network but it requires a sophisticated software. The affordability of computers and availability of network access.
