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Centralized and Distributed System

In a centralized system, all network resources are located and managed at a central location. This allows for easy administration but presents a single point of failure. In contrast, a distributed system consists of multiple independent computers that communicate over a network to collaborate on tasks. Resources may not be universally accessible, but there are multiple points of control and failure.

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Centralized and Distributed System

In a centralized system, all network resources are located and managed at a central location. This allows for easy administration but presents a single point of failure. In contrast, a distributed system consists of multiple independent computers that communicate over a network to collaborate on tasks. Resources may not be universally accessible, but there are multiple points of control and failure.

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Centralized and Distributed System

Centralized System

In Centralized system, the network resources are placed and managed from a main
location. Centralized network model allows administrators to manage the resources
centrally, which other users can access. The network servers and other critical network
resources are located in a central location in a secure and dedicated server room.

Fig: Centralized System

Centralized System Characteristics:

 One component with non-autonomous parts


 Components shared by users all the time
 All resources accessible
 Software runs in a single process
 Single point of control
 Single point of failure

Distributed System

A distributed system is a collection of independent computers, interconnected via a


network, capable of collaborating on a task.

A distributed system consists of multiple autonomous computers that communicate


through a computer network. The computers interact with each other in order to achieve
a common goal. A computer program that runs in a distributed system is called a
distributed program, and distributed programming is the process of writing such
programs.
Fig: Distributed System

Distributed System Characteristics:

 Multiple autonomous components


 Components are not shared by all users
 Resources may not be accessible
 Software runs in concurrent processes on
 Different processors
 Multiple points of control
 Multiple points of failure

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