Introduction to Distributed Computer Systems
Principles and Features
Authors: Czaja, Ludwik
Free Preview- Addresses the main principles and features of distributed systems, which are composed of internally controlled computers, i.e., von Neumann architectures
- Inspired by the author’s 30-hour lecture course on distributed computer systems at an elementary level
- Emphasizes the objectives of distributed systems, which determine their properties
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- About this book
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This book introduces readers to selected issues in distributed systems, and primarily focuses on principles, not on technical details. Though the systems discussed are based on existing (von Neumann) computer architectures, the book also touches on emerging processing paradigms. Uniquely, it approaches system components not only as static constructs, but also “in action,” exploring the different states they pass through. The author’s teaching experience shows that newcomers to the field, students and even IT professionals can far more readily grasp the essence of distributed algorithmic structures in action, than on the basis of static descriptions.
- About the authors
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The author obtained the MSc, PhD and habilitation degrees from the University of Warsaw, where he was a professor of informatics at the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics. He spent some years in other universities, like Carnegie-Mellon, Oxford, Ben-Gurion, Humboldt, as visiting professor or a research fellow. Now he is a professor of the Vistula University and professor emeritus of the University of Warsaw. His work encompasses formal and programming languages, compilers, theory of computation, parallel and distributed processing.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Instruction Execution Cycle and Cooperation of Processes
Pages 1-48
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Distributed Systems—Objectives, Features, Applications
Pages 49-64
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Concurrency
Pages 65-84
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Time, Coordination, Mutual Exclusion Without Supervisory Manager
Pages 85-118
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Interprocess Communication
Pages 119-139
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Introduction to Distributed Computer Systems
- Book Subtitle
- Principles and Features
- Authors
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- Ludwik Czaja
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
- Series Volume
- 27
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-72023-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-72023-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-72022-7
- Series ISSN
- 2367-3370
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 259
- Number of Illustrations
- 90 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
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