Distributed system is a system whose components are located in different computer systems and all these nodes are able to communicate by passing messages to each other.In computer science, the CAP theorem, also named Brewer’s theorem after computer scientist Eric Brewer. This theorem state that it is impossible for any distributed system to achieve more than two out of three properties at the same time.
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Characteristics of Distributed Systems
Key characteristics of a distributed system include Scalability, Reliability,
Availability, Efficiency, and Manageability. Let’s briefly review them:
Scalability
Scalability is the capability of a system, process, or a network to grow and
manage increased demand. Any distributed system that can continuously evolve in order to support the growing amount of work is considered to be scalable.