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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?

    <p>The entire system does not fail</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A distributed program</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Computer network</p> 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?

    <p>Computer system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a simple special-purpose device that uses a computer as a control system?

    <p>Microwave oven</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Distributed computing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What powers the Internet and links billions of devices together?

    <p>Computer networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

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