Question

Operating systems typically split functionality into layers. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the structure of software as layers in distributed systems

Answer 1

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Following are the advantages of structure of the software as layers in distributed system:

• The structure of software as layers is that the different components of the software are seperated from each other and every component works independently.
• The components of the software are loosely coupled. Which means one component will not be aware of the definition of other components of that software.
• Any layer in the structure of the software can be modified or changed depending on the need and there is no need to change the other components and it will not affect the entire architecture of the software.
• The different layers of the software can interact with each other resulting in the increase of the performance.

Following are the advantages of structure of the software as layers in distributed system:

• The implementation of having seperated and independent components is harder to be achieved.
• The level of components which are at a higher level interacts with the level of components at lower level but sometimes they both might interact directly then performance at different levels can be the issue.