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Centralized, decentralized, and distributed systems
A network can be described as a group of two or more computer systems that are connected and
communicate through sharing files or other resources. The connection between these computers
may be established through a wire medium, through a LAN or ethernet cable, or wirelessly,
through a wifi modem.
Centralized network systems
The central server owns all the resources. If any nodes want to gain access to any
other resources, they get it via the central system.
• The data sharing process is faster since the data is owned by a central
source. It is much quicker for the requested data to reach the recipient.
• We have only one machine that has all the data. Therefore, centralized
systems are easier to monitor and deploy, and only one machine needs to
be updated.
• A centralized network is relatively affordable due to the limited number of
servers.
• It has a single point of failure. If the central system fails to operate or shuts
down for any reason, the entire network goes down.
• It allows limited scalability.
• It has increased security risks due to one central system.
Decentralized network system