Chapter 1 – Fundamentals

Distributed Systems

Chapter 1 – Fundamentals
Important Questions from Chapter 1 – Fundamentals

1. Define Distributed Systems.

2. What are the goals of a Distributed System? Explain it briefly.

3.What are the different forms of transparancy in Distributed Systems.

4. Discuss scaling techniques in detail

5. Explain all distributed computing models.

6. Explain advantages and disadvantages of DS

7. Differentiate NOS, DOS and middleware OS.

8. What are the issues considered while designing Distributed Systems.

9. Compare 2 and 3 tired client/server architecture.

10. Summarize different forms of transparency in a Distributed Systems.

11. Classify different models/types of distributed computing systems.

12. Explain various techniques available to achieve scalability.

13. List and explain Middleware services.

14. What is client-server architecture? Explain it with modern architectures.

15. What is the difference between a vertical distribution and a horizontal distribution?

16. Explain application layering of Client-Server model.