Distribution Systems

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that a distributed system consists of a number of independent processors, storage devices, and databases, ensuring two-way flow of information among them in order to achieve a common goal, such as the massive distributed system, the World Wide Web. The author points out that the operational failure of the distributed systems is attributed to many reasons, including the architectural design, which is needlessly complicated because the theoretical models are not capable of providing accurate results. The paper recommends that research on the performance-oriented operating systems must concentrate on the performance as a whole rather than merely contributing to the marginal development at the bottom stage of the distributed system.

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Introduction
Findings
Evaluation and Analysis
Conclusion
Recommendations

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"The large distributed systems are developed and experimented in a much-reduced environment. Normally trial run is done to ensure its proper functioning in a miniature environment before its actual expansion to the larger production environment. Even if the reliable functioning is ensured quickly through this process, yet it never solves the accomplishment issues of the distributed system for a long period. This also neither ensures economical procurement of the hardware. Various accomplishment issues of the distributed system are grouped under several heads. Firstly, the users in an interactive environment are required to have quick responsiveness ensuring rapid and steady reply to the interactions. Secondly, the throughput indicating is the processing speed of the system should be compatible to the workload. Thirdly the quality of services of the distribution system should be matching to the needs of the users. Fourthly, balanced distribution of the computer loads involving inter-host mobility of the works."

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