Distributed Processing

In a network a task is divided into multiple computers using multiple processing. Instead of a single large machine for different processes, many computers are used and following advantages can be gained by using distributed processsing.

Security/Encapsulation:
A system designer can limit the interaction of a user to an interface. for example in banks, the particular use only can see his own account not the whole bank data or accounts.

Distributed Databases:
A single system can not store the data of whole network. Therefore world wide web provide the access to information stored or available on the Internet.

Faster Problem Solving:
Different computers working on a problem can solve it earlier than a single computer solving it.

Security through Redundancy:
Multiple computers running the same program at the same time can provide security through redundancy. In space three computers runs the same application at a time so if one fails then other can override it.

Collaborative Processing:
Multiple computers and users can interact on a task. In network games each player see the action and effect of all others on the application running.