1. Some network applications defer configuration until a service is needed. For example, a computer can wait until a user attempts to print a document before the software searches for available...

1. Some network applications defer configuration until a service is needed. For example, a computer can wait until a user attempts to print a document before the software searches for available printers. What is the chief advantage of deferred configuration? The chief disadvantage?

2. As an alternative to DHCP, devise a distributed algorithm that implements a bidding scheme. Assume that one copy of the algorithm will run on each computer, and have the algorithm assign each computer a unique host address.