This document discusses load balancing algorithms for distributed computing environments. It begins by defining load balancing and describing its importance in distributed systems for optimizing resource utilization and system performance. Several static and dynamic load balancing algorithms are then summarized, including round robin, random, min-min, and max-min algorithms. The document also outlines key issues in load balancing, advantages, metrics for evaluating algorithms, and provides more detailed descriptions of 13 load balancing algorithms.