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Which of the following best defines a distributed system?
Which of the following best defines a distributed system?
- A system where components are located on different networked computers (correct)
- A system where components communicate through a global clock
- A system where components do not interact with each other
- A system where components are located on the same computer
What is the field of computer science that studies distributed systems?
What is the field of computer science that studies distributed systems?
- Centralized computing
- Cloud computing
- Parallel computing
- Distributed computing (correct)
What are three significant challenges of distributed systems?
What are three significant challenges of distributed systems?
- Maintaining sequential execution, presence of a global clock, and managing dependent failure
- Maintaining parallelism, presence of a global clock, and managing independent failure
- Maintaining concurrency, lack of a global clock, and managing independent failure (correct)
- Maintaining isolation, lack of a global clock, and managing dependent failure
When a component of a distributed system fails, what happens to the entire system?
When a component of a distributed system fails, what happens to the entire system?
What is a computer program that runs within a distributed system called?
What is a computer program that runs within a distributed system called?
Which of the following is NOT a component of a computer system?
Which of the following is NOT a component of a computer system?
What is the term used to describe a computer that includes the hardware, operating system, and peripheral equipment needed for full operation?
What is the term used to describe a computer that includes the hardware, operating system, and peripheral equipment needed for full operation?
Which of the following is an example of a simple special-purpose device that uses a computer as a control system?
Which of the following is an example of a simple special-purpose device that uses a computer as a control system?
What is the field of computer science that studies distributed systems?
What is the field of computer science that studies distributed systems?
What powers the Internet and links billions of devices together?
What powers the Internet and links billions of devices together?
