Distributed System

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: Define and analyse the computing requirements in solving a distributed-system problem; Explain principles of distributed systems; Apply the different methods & techniques used in distributed systems; Apply appropriate principles of computing and mathematics to create a simple Distributed Systems application.

Topics

This course is designed to introduce the principles of Distributed Systems. The most important principles covered in class are communication, processes, naming, synchronization, consistency and replication, fault tolerance and security.

Prerequisite : CS215 – Operating System