What the hell is distributed computing?

[davebat]

Anyone???

[manavo11]

Look here : http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=294067

[Danial]

Originally posted by davebat
Anyone???

Here is some defination from Google :)


http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=define%3Adistributed+computing



Distributed computing is a programming model in which processing occurs in many different places (or nodes) around a network. Processing can occur wherever it makes the most sense, whether that is on a server, Web site, personal computer, handheld device, or other smart device.
www.microsoft.com/net/basics/glossary.asp


a type of system that divides a workload to computers connected to a network. The network may be either be enclosed in a room or out in the open, like the Internet. Distributed computing is also referred to as distributed processing, cooperative computing, and collective computing. See the Introduction section for a major treatment. See also: render farms, parallel processing. Pictures: Regular Computing vs. Distributed Computing diagram.
library.thinkquest.org/C007645/english/glossary-start.htm


Computing systems in which services to users are provided by teams of computers collaborating over a network.
www.cs.cornell.edu/wya/DigLib/new/glossary.html


Term for computer systems in which data and programs are distributed across different computers on a network, and shared.
www.uhnres.utoronto.ca/ehealth/html/glossary/eh_glossary.shtml


A system where tasks are divided among several computers rather than having all processes originating from one central computer. Client/server systems are one type of distributed computing. Compare centralized computing.
pip.med.umich.edu/glossary/index3.htm


Information processing in which computing tasks are divided into two parts, one running on the client computer, the other on the server.
www.macsounduk.com/pc_glossary.html


when program components and data reside on various systems in a computer network, often contrasted with a centralized, mainframe application.
www.consultingtimes.com/glossary.html


Distributed Computing is an industry-standard software technology for setting up and managing computing and data exchange in a system of distributed computers. It is typically used in large networks of computing systems that include different size servers scattered geographically.
www.zeroonesoftware.com/glossary.html

[Dave Sell]

Would DCOM subjects fall under this scope?

[Pino]

if it fits into...


a programming model in which processing occurs in many different places (or nodes) around a network

then yes

[jhermiz]

Originally posted by Dave Sell
Would DCOM subjects fall under this scope?

The D stands for ? Distributed right...

Hmmm I'd say Yes:confused:

[RobDog888]

From MSDN help file:

Microsoft® Distributed COM (DCOM) extends the Component
Object Model (COM) to support communication among objects on
different computers—on a LAN, a WAN, or even the Internet. With
DCOM, your application can be distributed at locations that make
the most sense to your customer and to the application.

HTH.