List 10 hardware resources that can be shared
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Explanation:
Hardware :
CPU : most servers, such as filer servers, do some computatuon for their clients, hence their cpu is a
shared resource.
Memory: cache server (holds recently-accessed web pages in its RAM, for faster access by other
local computers.)
disk : file server, virtual disk server, video on demand server etc
screen : Network window systems, such as X-11 , allow processes in remote computers to update the
content of windows.
Printer : networked printers accept print jobs from many computers, managing them with a queuing
system.
Network capacity: packet transmission enables many simultaneous communication channels (stream
Of data ) to be transmitted on the same circuits.
Data / software :
Web page : web servers enable multiple clients to share read-only page content (usually stored in a
file, but sometimes generated on-the-fly.)
File : filer servers enable multiple clients to share read-write files. Conflict updates may result in
Inconsistent results. Most useful for files that change infrequently, such as software
Binaries.
Object: possibilities for software objects are limitless. E.g. shared whiteboard, shared diary, room
Booking system, etc.
Database : database are intended to record the definitive state of some related sets of data. They have
been shared ever since multi-user computers appeared. They include techniques to manage
concurrent updates.
Newsgroup content: the netnews system make read-only copies of the recently-posted news items