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distributed architecture
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distributed architecture	facilitates designing for flexibility because distributed systems can often be easily reconfigured by adding extra servers or clients and clients and servers can be developed by competing organizations, giving the customer a choice
	facilitates divide and conquer since dividing the system into processes is a very strong way to divide the system up
	increases abstraction because separate distributed components are often good abstractions
	increases reuse because it is often possible to find suitable frameworks on which to build good distributed systems
	is a subtopic of 9.5 - Architectural Patterns
	is a kind of software architecture
	reduces coupling since there is usually only one communication channel between distributed components although you have to watch out for control coupling
software architecture	constrains the overall efficiency, reusability and maintainability of the system
	is decided early in the design process, although it will continue to mature as iterative development proceeds
	must be understood by software engineers
	see also software architecture^2
	see also software architecture^3
pattern	should be as general as possible
	should be described in an easy-to-understand form so that people can determine when and how to use it
	should contain a solution that has been proven to effectively solve the problem in the indicated context

Kinds of distributed architecture :

• client-server architecture (2 kinds, 7 facts) - An architectural pattern in which the system is divided into clients and servers