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Blockchain Quick Reference
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Blockchain Quick Reference

by Brenn Hill, Samanyu Chopra, Paul Valencourt
August 2018
Beginner to intermediate
350 pages
11h 58m
English
Packt Publishing
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Distributed systems

A distributed system is one in which the application and its architecture is distributed over a large number of machines and preferably physical locations. More simply, a distributed system is one where the goal of the system is spread out across multiple sub-systems in different locations. This means that multiple computers in multiple locations must coordinate to achieve the goals of the overall system or application. This is different than monolithic applications, where everything is bundled together.

Let's take the example of a simple web application. A basic web application would run with processing, storage, and everything else running on a single web server. The code tends to run as a monolith—everything bundled ...

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ISBN: 9781788995788