Systems Architecture
Systems Architecture
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Author: Stephen D. Burd
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Multicomputer configuration:

  • A multi computer configuration is any arrangement of multiple computers.
  • It is used to support specific services or applications.
  • A multicomputer system consists of more than one processor and each processor contains local memory.
  • In some cases, processors may be on a common bus that is closely coupled and in other cases; it is distributed on a network that is loosely coupled.
  • Multicomputer configuration is the final factor that reduces the distinction between computer classes.

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