MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Computing & Information Technology Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
RDT5020
Distributed systems
A Moore
6 points + First, second semester + Clayton
Synopsis Introduction: scope, motives, history, advantages and
disadvantages. Architectures and design goals. Remote procedure call.
Scheduling and concurrency. Files and directories. Collaboration and
replication. Protection and security. Case studies.
Assessment Examination (2 hours, closed book): 50% + Written and oral
presentation of a distributed system: 50%
Recommended texts
- Coulouris G Distributed systems: Concepts and design Addison-Wesley,
1988
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