Database Management with SQL
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What is a primary motivation for Distributed Computing Systems?

  • To decrease system availability
  • To reduce the number of computers needed
  • To make systems more complex and difficult to manage
  • To solve larger problems without larger computers (correct)
  • What is the primary function of middleware in a Distributed System?

  • To manage and coordinate the activities of individual hosts
  • To act as a single, integrated computing facility
  • To provide a uniform means and style of access to system resources (correct)
  • To execute components and operate a distribution
  • What is the result of dividing a task into smaller subtasks in a Distributed System?

  • Improved system availability
  • Increased system complexity
  • Divided work that can be combined later (correct)
  • Faster processing of individual tasks
  • What is a characteristic of a Distributed System?

    <p>A collection of autonomous hosts connected through a computer network</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of scalability in Distributed Computing Systems?

    <p>Solving larger problems without larger computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a worker in a Distributed System?

    <p>To execute a subtask and send the result to the combiner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the middleware layer in a Distributed System?

    <p>To provide a uniform means and style of access to system resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of the hosts in a Distributed System?

    <p>They are autonomous and connected through a computer network</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of openness and heterogeneity in Distributed Computing Systems?

    <p>Applications and data may be difficult to relocate and reconfigure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of having redundant processing agents in a Distributed System?

    <p>Fault-tolerance and system availability</p> Signup and view all the answers

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