
368 Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VSE Basics
Data transfer data with assured delivery. Messages are not lost, even if a
system fails. Nor is there duplicate delivery of messages.
Asynchronous communication. That is, communicating applications need not
be active at the same time.
Message-driven processing as a style of application design. An application is
divided into discrete functional modules that can run on different systems, be
scheduled at different times, or act in parallel.
Application programming is made faster when the programmer is shielded
from the complexities of the network.
14.11 Questions for review
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