What Is Distributed Computing?
Distributed computing specifies that the execution of application logic occurs in multiple locations. The premise is that when a client application executes a request for processing, the request is passed from the client to n-other processing locations to complete the processing. These processing locations can be on different operating system platforms, executing different programming language elements, and can be executing on different physical computers in a multitude of locations—a heterogeneous environment. And in the end, the client application doesn't care what it's executing or where it's being executed as long as the proper result is returned in an acceptable timeframe. Therein lies the power of this paradigm: ...
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