Question

What is the difference between syntactic transparency and semantic transparency in distributed system?

Answer 1

The working of the distributed system is very complex. The user should not be concerned about these complexities. Hiding the complexities from the user is known as the transparency of the distributed system. There are different kinds of transparencies.

Syntactic transparency

In this the remote procedure and a local procedure call must have the same syntax.

Semantic transparency

In this the semantics of a remote procedure call and local procedure call must be identical.

Answer 2

Answer:

Semantics is the study of meaning. There are two types of meaning: conceptual meaning and associative meaning. ... The conceptual meaning of concise is expressed in few words, but concise being a good thing is part of the associative meaning.