Discuss some advantages using NTP has over manually setting

Discuss some advantages using NTP has over manually setting time using date command. What are some consequences of having inaccurate or out of sync time. (linux)

Solution

NTP(Network Time Protocol) is an internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers.

Instead of setting the time manually using the date command, the NTP protocol will maintain the same time over a set of computers, which will be tough or almost next to impossible to do the same using the date command. This protocol is highly accurate compared to that of any other methodology.