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To build a robust distributed system, you must know what kinds of failures can occur. a. List three possible types of failure in a distributed system. b. Specify which of the items in your list also are applicable to a centralized system

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Distributed Systems - Operating System Concepts Answer: Three common failures in a distributed system include: (1) network link failure, (2) host failure, (3) storage medium failure. Both (2) and (3) are failures that could also occur in a centralized system, whereas a network link failure can occur only in a networked-distributed system.