CSE 5241/4510-E1 Distributed Computing

Distributed Computing

Fall 99
MW 6:30-7:45pm, Q10

Phil Chan
237 Crawford, 674-7280
pkc@cs.fit.edu
Office Hours: MW 1-2:30pm and T 3:30-5pm (or by appointment)
Course WWW Page: http://www.cs.fit.edu/~pkc/classes/dc/

This course introduces fundamental concepts in software systems that support and work in a distributed computing environment. Topics in network communication mechanisms, distributed operating systems, services supporting distributed systems, distributed database systems, fault-tolerant systems, and distributed algorithms are discussed. Programming assignments include implementing different models of distributed systems: client-server, master-worker, and peer-to-peer.

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