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  • Distributed Operating System: Design Issues

    Distributed Operating System (DOS) ka design kaafi complex hota hai kyunki ye multiple computers ko ek system ki tarah operate karne ki koshish karta hai. Iske design me kai challenges aur factors ko consider karna padta hai.


    Key Design Issues in Distributed OS

    1. Transparency 

    Distributed OS ka ek bada goal ye hai ki user ko ye mehsoos na ho ki wo multiple systems pe kaam kar raha hai. Transparency ke alag-alag types hote hain:

    Type Explanation
    Access Transparency User bina kisi tension ke files aur resources access kar sake chahe wo local ho ya remote.
    Location Transparency User ko ye na pata chale ki resource kis machine pe hai.
    Replication Transparency Agar ek file multiple copies me store hai, to user ko sirf ek version dikhai de.
    Failure Transparency Agar system me koi failure hota hai to wo automatically recover ho jaye bina user ko pata chale.
    Concurrency Transparency Multiple users ek saath resources use kar sakein bina kisi conflict ke.

    📌 Example: Agar aap kisi networked printer se print kar rahe hain, to aapko ye nahi dekhna padta ki printer kis machine se connected hai.


    2. Fault Tolerance 

    Distributed OS ko failures handle karne ke liye design kiya jata hai. Agar ek system fail ho jaye to doosra system uska kaam continue kare.
    ✅ Redundancy: Extra hardware/software use karke failure se bachne ka tarika.
    ✅ Checkpointing: System time-time pe apni state save karta hai taaki failure hone par restore kiya ja sake.

    📌 Example: Agar ek server crash ho jaye to ek backup server automatically uska kaam le leta hai.


    3. Resource Management 

    Distributed OS me multiple resources hote hain jaise CPU, memory, printers, storage etc. Inko efficiently allocate karna zaroori hota hai.

    ✅ Process Scheduling: Multiple nodes pe processes allocate karna.
    ✅ Load Balancing: Agar ek node pe load zyada hai to workload doosre nodes me distribute karna.
    ✅ Deadlock Handling: Multiple processes agar ek resource ke liye ruk jayein to system deadlock me chala jata hai, jisko avoid karna zaroori hai.

    📌 Example: Agar ek file server pe load zyada ho jaye to dusre file server ko use karne ka system ho.


    4. Security and Protection 

    Distributed systems multiple devices aur networks se connected hote hain, is wajah se security ek major issue hota hai.

    ✅ Authentication: Users aur devices ko verify karna.
    ✅ Encryption: Data ko secure rakhne ke liye cryptography ka use.
    ✅ Access Control: Har user ke paas sirf limited permissions ho jo zaroori ho.

    📌 Example: Agar aap kisi cloud storage me file save karte hain, to wo file encrypted hoti hai taki unauthorized users access na kar sakein.


    5. Process Synchronization 

    Distributed OS me multiple processes ek saath kaam karti hain, to unko properly synchronize karna zaroori hota hai.

    ✅ Mutual Exclusion: Ek hi samay me ek resource sirf ek process use kare.
    ✅ Timestamp Ordering: Agar do processes ek hi resource access karna chahti hain, to unko proper order me execute karna.

    📌 Example: Agar ek distributed database me multiple users ek hi file ko edit kar rahe hain, to system decide karega ki kaun pehle edit karega.


    6. Naming and Directory Services 

    Har resource ka ek unique name hota hai taki system usko identify kar sake.

    ✅ Global Naming System: Distributed OS me har resource ka ek unique global name hota hai.
    ✅ Distributed Directory Service: Users ko resources dhoondhne me madad karta hai.

    📌 Example: DNS (Domain Name System) ek naming service ka example hai jo distributed way me kaam karta hai.


    Conclusion

    Distributed Operating System ka design transparency, fault tolerance, resource management, security, synchronization aur naming system ke issues ko dhyan me rakhke kiya jata hai. Ek achha distributed OS wo hoga jo efficiently aur reliably multiple nodes ko ek system ki tarah operate kare.

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