In this video we will talk about a distributed system where we will learn about:
a. Characterization of distributed systems
b. Examples of distributed systems
c. Resource sharing and web challenges
d. System models: introduction, architectural and fundamental models.

A distributed system is a software system in which components located on networked computers communicate and coordinate their actions by passing messages

This video has partially covered the academic unit BIT 4209: DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS. Thank you for watching this video, our facilitator is MUCHIRI NYAGA from Mount Kenya University, School of Computing and Informatics. The school offers certificate, diploma, bachelor and master programs under the department of information technology, department of information science and knowledge management and department of enterprise computing. For more information visit the school website www.computing.mku.ac.ke