Advantages and disadvantages of distributed system over centralized system?

Advantages of Distributed Systems over Centralized ones 1:Incremental growth:Computing power can be added in small increments 2:Reliability:If one machine crashes, the system as a whole can still survive 3:Speed: A distributed system may have more total computing power than a mainframe 4:Open system: This is the most important point and themost characteristic point of a distributed system Since it is an open system it is always ready to communicate with other systems an open system that scales has an advantage over a perfectly closed and self-contained system Economic:ANd Microprocessors offer a better price/performance than mainframes Disadvantages of Distributed Systems over Centralized ones.

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