Optimistic replicationOptimistic replication, also known as lazy replication, is a strategy for replication, in which replicas are allowed to diverge. Traditional pessimistic replication systems try to guarantee from the beginning that all of the replicas are identical to each other, as if there was only a single copy of the data all along. Optimistic replication does away with this in favor of eventual consistency, meaning that replicas are guaranteed to converge only when the system has been quiesced for a period of time.
Système numérique de contrôle-commandevignette|Deux racks de CS3000, un SNCC de Yokogawa. De droite à gauche, dans le rack supérieur : une alimentation, une CPU, une carte bus pour communiquer avec l'autre rack, des cartes d'entrées-sorties ; dans le rack inférieur : idem sauf la CPU. On peut remarquer que la CPU est connectée à deux câbles Ethernet redondants pour communiquer avec d'autres CPU et des PC de supervision. Un système numérique de contrôle-commande (SNCC, ou DCS pour distributed control system en anglais) est un système de contrôle d'un procédé industriel doté d'une interface homme-machine pour la supervision et d'un réseau de communication numérique.
Lag (video games)In computers, lag is delay (latency) between the action of the user (input) and the reaction of the server supporting the task, which has to be sent back to the client. The player's ability to tolerate lag depends on the type of game being played. For instance, a strategy game or a turn-based game with a slow pace may have a high threshold or even be mostly unaffected by high lag. A game with twitch gameplay such as a first-person shooter or a fighting game with a considerably faster pace may require a significantly lower lag to provide satisfying gameplay.
