Does one use protocols and the other use group of software known as Middle ware?? Can someone please clarify this point as much as possible??
Thanks
2007-01-05 02:13:01 · 2 answers · asked by afe74447 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
edit: thanks guys, but still wanna know exactly what's middle ware? The software used to operate distribution systems? Can we say middle ware is equivalent to protocols in networks??
2007-01-05 05:40:25 · update #1
A computer network allows interfacing of multiple computers for purposes of file sharing/communication via different protocols, etc.
Distributed computing is something somewhat related, although its purpose is much different. With distributed computing, you use multiple processors/computers to work on the same program - in essence, you farm out pieces of the work to be done to different computers.
That's about as layman's terms as I can get it. Hope that helps.
2007-01-05 02:18:28 · answer #1 · answered by nogoodaddress 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A network is simply a group of computers and other devices connected together to share common resources.
A distributed system is a group of computers linked together to perform different operations of the same problem. Middleware could definitely be a part of a distributed system. Some examples of distributed systems are:
Large websites where different portions of the website are hosted on different servers.
An N-Tier application such that you have a server(s) hosting a database, another server hosting a front-end application, and a client that accesses the front end. A web site using a separate database is an example of this.
You may also have multiple servers providing the same function but in order to the traffic or the requests, a single computer would not be able to do it.
2007-01-05 10:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by rbarc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋