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.
Grid Computing is a form of distributed system with non-interactive workloads. Utility Computing is a business model where computing resources are metered. Cloud Computing is a form of utility computing that allows developers to develop, deploy and run applications.
These are commonly known as network file systems, even though they are not the only file systems that use the network to send data. Distributed file systems can restrict access to the file system depending on access lists or capabilities on both the servers and the clients, depending on how the protocol is designed.