Distributed Computing:

Consider the implementation of a simple chat room where participants converge in a virtual meeting place and exchange messages among all who are present in the room.

Explain how you might apply each of the paradigms discussed in the chapter to your implementation.

Compare the adequacy of the paradigms for this application. From the point of view of the programmer, which of the paradigms seem(s) the most natural? Which seem(s) the least natural?

PARADIGMS:

Message Passing Paradigms

Client-Server Paradigm

Peer-to-Peer Paradigm

Message System Paradigm

Distributed Objects Paradigm

Mobile Agent Paradigm

Network Services Paradigm

Collaborative Application Paradigm