Introduction to the Principles of Distributed Computing
Explore the foundational principles of distributed computing in big data contexts. Understand how independent computers collaborate, communicate via message passing, and contribute to scalability and system reliability. Learn about typical challenges and benefits to prepare for building and managing distributed systems.
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Overview of distributed systems
Andrew Tanenbaum, a prominent computer scientist, defines a distributed system as follows:
A distributed system is a collection of independent computers that appear as a single coherent system to its users.
Whenever we refer to the term “computer” in this course, we will mean both a physical computer and a virtual machine.
Consider a physical computer with one or more virtual machines in it (which is the norm lately).
These computers cooperate to achieve a ...