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In the _________ approach, the programmer writes the application from the outset to run on a cluster and uses message passing to move data, as required, between cluster nodes.

A) passive standby
B) parallelized application
C) parallelizing compiler
D) parametric computing

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The common disks are partitioned into volumes, and each volume is owned by a single computer, is the _________ approach.

A) shared disk
B) servers share disks
C) single virtual networking
D) shared nothing

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Pvmsync, EnFuzion, and BPRoc are examples of __________ system software.

The most basic class of client/server configuration is __________ , in which the client is principally responsible for providing a graphical user interface, while virtually all of the processing is done on the server.

The essence of the _________ technique is to allow programs on different machines to interact using simple procedure call/return semantics, just as if the two programs were on the same machine.

The procedure call is used for access to remote services.

A set of function and call programs that allow clients and servers to intercommunicate is a(n) ________ interface.

The main benefit of the ________ model is that it takes advantage of desktop power, offloading application processing from servers and making them more efficient and less likely to be bottlenecks.

The goal of __________ was to investigate the potential of clustered PCs for performing important computation tasks beyond the capabilities of contemporary workstations at minimum cost.

__________ is a set of drivers, APIs, or other software that improves connectivity between a client application and a server.

Virtually all application processing may be done at the client, with the exception of data validation routines and other database logic functions that are best performed at the server.

A networked information requester, usually a PC or workstation, that can query database and/or other information from a server is a(n) _________

A _________ is a group of interconnected, whole computers working together as a unified computing resource that can create the illusion of being one machine.

The fat client approach mimics the traditional host-centered approach and is often the migration path for evolving corporate-wide application from the mainframe to a distributed environment.

In addition to clients and servers, the third essential ingredient of the client/server environment is the _________ .

The _________ enables many clients to share access to the same database and enables the use of a high-performance computer system to manage the database.

A __________ is a computer, usually a high-powered workstation, a minicomputer, or a mainframe, that houses information for manipulation by networked clients.

The Beowulf approach is widely implemented and is perhaps the most important cluster technology available.

The client-based station generally presents the type of graphical interface that is most comfortable to users, including the use of windows and a mouse.

As a result of _________ , common functions can be used by different departments internally and by external business partners as well.