In a nutshell, independent machines connected together
A collection of autonomous computers connected together through a network and distribution middleware make up a distribution system
Distributed Computing splits a large and complex processing task into smaller subparts and process these parts in parallel utilising the power of distributed systems
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Perceived as an integrated system with an atomic central memory(Share the same memory)
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A middleware acts as a controller or master / sort of an operating system that coordinates the tasks and results of connected machines
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Computers may share logical memory but physical memory is not shared
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Clusters of Computers are stablished and they work together as a single unit
- A Cluster consists of multiple computers working together
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The clusters of autonomous computers reside geographically on different locations and are connected through different network topologies
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Implemented using the MPI Paradigm