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| Category: | General - Books | By: | Prentice Hall |
| More info: | www.prenhall.com ... | Author(s): | Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Maarten Van Steen |
| Pages: | 686 | Year of publication: | 2007 |
For courses on Distributed Systems, Distributed Operating Systems, and Advanced Operating Systems focusing on distributed systems, found in departments of Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering.Very few textbooks today explore distributed systems in a manner appropriate for university students. In this unique text, esteemed authors Tanenbaum and Van Steen provide full coverage of the field in a systematic way that can be readily used for teaching. No other text » Read more... | ![]() |
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For courses on Distributed Systems, Distributed Operating Systems, and Advanced Operating Systems focusing on distributed systems, found in departments of Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering.Very few textbooks today explore distributed systems in a manner appropriate for university students. In this unique text, esteemed authors Tanenbaum and Van Steen provide full coverage of the field in a systematic way that can be readily used for teaching. No other text examines the underlying principles - and their applications to a wide variety of practical distributed systems - with this level of depth and clarity.New to the second edition:- New chapter on architectures in distributed systems, covering:* systems architectures;* software architectures;* self managing systems;- Expanded treatment of peer-to-peer systems throughout the book including:* basic techniques such as distributed hash tables;* applications, such as file sharing, content delivery, and others;- New material on Grid computing and Web services;- New material on virtualization and its role in distributed systems;- Extended treatment of distributed clock synchronization, including material on GPS-based systems;- & more.
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