Distributed Systems Lecture 2 - Centralized vs Distributed Systems

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What is the primary purpose of deploying clusters?

  • To reduce network latency
  • To decrease the number of nodes in a network
  • To increase the cost of computing resources
  • To improve performance and/or availability (correct)

Which component permits compute clustering programs to be portable to a wide variety of clusters?

  • Network Load balancing clusters
  • High Speed Local Network
  • Cluster middleware (correct)
  • CPU

What is the main function of High Availability clusters (HA)?

  • Eliminate all forms of load balancing
  • Improve the availability of services provided by the cluster (correct)
  • Decrease redundancy within the cluster
  • Increase single points of failure

In a cluster, which type of processing involves distributing a workload evenly over multiple back end nodes?

<p>Parallel/Distributed processing Clusters (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Load Balancing Clusters within a cluster environment?

<p>Provide redundancy for available servers processing requests (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of clusters are implemented for improving availability by redirecting services to alternative nodes in case of failure?

<p>High Availability/ Failover Cluster (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Cluster Middleware in a cluster architecture?

<p>Provide portability for compute clustering programs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component within a cluster is responsible for evenly distributing workloads across multiple nodes?

<p>Load Balancing Clusters (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of deploying High Speed Local Networks within a cluster?

<p>To improve performance and speed of communication between nodes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of using clusters compared to single computers?

<p>Improved performance and/or availability at lower costs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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