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What is a key characteristic of a distributed system?

One component with non-autonomous parts

Shared resources accessible to all users

Software running in a single process

Multiple autonomous components (correct)

Which characteristic is NOT associated with centralized systems?

Component shared by users all the time

Single Point of failure

Multiple Points of control (correct)

Resources accessible to all users

What is a feature of decentralized systems?

Shared resources accessible to all users

Single Point of control

No specific component owning decision making (correct)

Multiple Points of failure

Which type of system has software running in concurrent processes on different processors?

Distributed systems Signup and view all the answers

What does a centralized system have that a distributed system does not?

Resource accessibility for all users Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between parallel computing and distributed computing?

Parallel computing uses multiple processors on a single machine with shared memory, while distributed computing uses multiple autonomous machines with no shared memory. Signup and view all the answers

In which type of system are components located on various networked systems that interact by passing messages to one another?

Distributed computing system Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of using a multiprocessor system?

Boosting system's execution speed Signup and view all the answers

How do multiple processors in parallel computing execute tasks?

Simultaneously Signup and view all the answers

In a multicomputer system, how are autonomous computers connected?

In a network Signup and view all the answers