Distributed Computing
Distributed Computing deals with the coordination of multiple computers in remote physical locations in order to accomplish a common objective. The type, hardware, programming languages, Operating System and resources may vary drastically for each computer.
'Clustering' shares many things in common with distributed computing, but the main difference is the practical physical accessibility of the machines that are working together.
· A cluster consists of multiple stand-alone machines acting in parallel across a local high-speed network
· Distributed computing differs from cluster computing in that computers in a distributed computing environment are typically not exclusively running "group" tasks, whereas clustered computers are usually much more tightly coupled
· The difference makes distributed computing attractive because, when properly configured, it can use computational resources that would otherwise be unused
It can also make computing resources available which would otherwise be impossible.
'Clustering' shares many things in common with distributed computing, but the main difference is the practical physical accessibility of the machines that are working together.
· A cluster consists of multiple stand-alone machines acting in parallel across a local high-speed network
· Distributed computing differs from cluster computing in that computers in a distributed computing environment are typically not exclusively running "group" tasks, whereas clustered computers are usually much more tightly coupled
· The difference makes distributed computing attractive because, when properly configured, it can use computational resources that would otherwise be unused
It can also make computing resources available which would otherwise be impossible.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home