In this chapter, we explore the foundations of distributed computing. First, we will answer the questions about a distributed system, its fundamental abstractions, system models, and relevant ideas.
Distributed Systems
In the literature, there are many different definitions of distributed systems. Still, fundamentally they all address the fact that a distributed system is a collection of computers working together to solve a problem.
Some definitions from famous scholars in this field are as follows:
A distributed system is one in which the failure ...
