Educational Byte: P2P, Distributed & Decentralized –They’re different Things

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/educational-byte-p2p-distributed-and-decentralized-theyre-different-things . You may have seen the terms P2P, Distributed, and Decentralized before and thought they were perhaps synonyms, but the truth is they have their key differences. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3 . You can also check exclusive content about #p2p-platform , #p2p , #distributed-systems , #distributed-ledger-technology , #decentralized-internet , #obyte , #good-company , #hackernoon-top-story , and more. This story was written by: @obyte . Learn more about this writer by checking @obyte's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . P2P, distributed, and decentralized describe different ways information and control flow between devices or participants. A P2P setup is one where each device shares and receives resources like files, processing power, or Internet bandwidth. A decentralized network lacks a central controller entirely.