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From John Rayworth's excellent site ([http://johnrayworth.info/jsr/_IB_Common/_topic7AssessmentStatements/7.1.7.php|link here]): | From John Rayworth's excellent site ([http://johnrayworth.info/jsr/_IB_Common/_topic7AssessmentStatements/7.1.7.php|link here]): | ||
'''Centrally controlled system''' - A hardware and/or software IT system in which all parts of it are controlled by a central controller/server/mainframe. | '''Centrally controlled system''' - A hardware and/or software IT system in which all parts of it are controlled by a central controller/server/mainframe<ref>http://johnrayworth.info/jsr/_IB_Common/_topic7AssessmentStatements/7.1.7.php</ref>. | ||
'''(Purely) Distributed system''' - A hardware and/or software IT system in which various parts of the control and/or processing are controlled by individual controllers/servers/computers throughout the system. | '''(Purely) Distributed system''' - A hardware and/or software IT system in which various parts of the control and/or processing are controlled by individual controllers/servers/computers throughout the system<ref>http://johnrayworth.info/jsr/_IB_Common/_topic7AssessmentStatements/7.1.7.php</ref>. | ||
== Standards == | == Standards == | ||
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Control[1]
From John Rayworth's excellent site (here):
Centrally controlled system - A hardware and/or software IT system in which all parts of it are controlled by a central controller/server/mainframe[2].
(Purely) Distributed system - A hardware and/or software IT system in which various parts of the control and/or processing are controlled by individual controllers/servers/computers throughout the system[3].
Standards
- Compare a centrally controlled system with a distributed system