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Distributed Systems and Computing

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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?

Centralized computing

Cloud computing

Parallel computing

Distributed computing (correct)

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?

The entire system does not fail (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a computer program that runs within a distributed system called?

A distributed program (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a component of a computer system?

Computer network (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a computer that includes the hardware, operating system, and peripheral equipment needed for full operation?

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Questions and Answers

Which of the following best defines a distributed system?

What is the field of computer science that studies distributed systems?

What are three significant challenges of distributed systems?

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?

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?

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 powers the Internet and links billions of devices together?

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