These transactions are recorded in the general journal first, and typically include more information than is included in the accounting ledger; the balance of each account is not included. As in the accounting ledger, however, the credits and debits listed in the general journal must total zero.
Part of the Software applications glossary: Distributed computing is a model in which components of a software system are shared among multiple computers to improve efficiency and performance.
It is possible to distinguish between two types of distributed clouds: public-resource computing and volunteer cloud. 1  Public-resource computingâThis type of distributed cloud results from an expansive definition of cloud computing, because they are more akin to distributed computing than cloud computing.