Advantage and Disadvantage of Distributed System

 

Advantages of Distributed Systems

Some advantages of Distributed Systems are as follows −

  • All the nodes in the distributed system are connected to each other. So nodes can easily share data with other nodes.
  • More nodes can easily be added to the distributed system i.e. it can be scaled as required.
  • Failure of one node does not lead to the failure of the entire distributed system. Other nodes can still communicate with each other.
  • Resources like printers can be shared with multiple nodes rather than being restricted to just one.

Disadvantages of Distributed Systems

Some disadvantages of Distributed Systems are as follows −

  • It is difficult to provide adequate security in distributed systems because the nodes as well as the connections need to be secured.
  • Some messages and data can be lost in the network while moving from one node to another.
  • The database connected to the distributed systems is quite complicated and difficult to handle as compared to a single user system.
  • Overloading may occur in the network if all the nodes of the distributed system try to send data at once.

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