Distributed computing is the process of accomplishing a bigger task through splitting it into multiple subtasks, which can be performed by multiple components that are located in a network of computers termed as distributed systems. These distributed systems have the capability to communicate and coordinate their activities by exchanging the information and/or status of their individual processes. Having such distributed systems allows organizations to maintain comparatively smaller and cheaper computers in a network rather than having to maintain one large server with bigger capacity.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Evolution of computing models
- Parallel computing
- Amdahl's law
