Different types of network/system The key difference between a decentralized system and distributed system is that in a distributed system, there still exists a central authority that governs the entire system, whereas in a decentralized system, no such authority exists. A decentralized system is a type of network whereby nodes are not dependent on a single master node; instead, control is distributed among many nodes. For example, this is analogous to a model where each department in an organization has its own database server that they are in charge of, thus taking away the power from the
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