DGS5020

Distributed systems

Next offered in 1999

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 and others Distributed systems: Concepts and design 2nd edn, Addison-Wesley, 1994
Sinha P K Distributed operating systems IEEE Press, 1997