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Distributed Computing

Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems, which are software systems where components located on networked computers communicate and coordinate their actions by passing messages. Key characteristics of distributed systems include concurrency of components, lack of a global clock, and independent failure of components. Examples of distributed systems range from client-server systems to massively multiplayer online games to peer-to-peer applications. Distributed computing also refers to using distributed systems to solve computational problems by dividing them into tasks that are solved by interconnected computers communicating by message passing.

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Distributed Computing

Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems, which are software systems where components located on networked computers communicate and coordinate their actions by passing messages. Key characteristics of distributed systems include concurrency of components, lack of a global clock, and independent failure of components. Examples of distributed systems range from client-server systems to massively multiplayer online games to peer-to-peer applications. Distributed computing also refers to using distributed systems to solve computational problems by dividing them into tasks that are solved by interconnected computers communicating by message passing.

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Distributed computing

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