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.
The difference between a distributed file system and a distributed data store is that a distributed file system allows files to be accessed using the same interfaces and semantics as local files â for example, mounting/unmounting, listing directories, read/write at byte boundaries, system's native permission model.