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Second cycle degree course in
Computer engineering
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Engineering and Architecture

DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
cod. 1000084

Academic year 2011/12
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Sistemi di elaborazione delle informazioni (ING-INF/05)
Field
Ingegneria informatica
Type of training activity
Characterising
72 hours
of face-to-face activities
9 credits
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Learning objectives

The goal of the course is to provide a in-depth knowledge on the techniques and technologies of distributed systems and on their use for developing distributed software systems.

Prerequisites

Software Engineering, Database Systems.

Course unit content

Introduction. Architecture and computing models. Middleware. Synchronization and coordination. Replication. Fault Tolerance. Security. Multi-agent systems. Modeling and simulation. Development technologies. Applications.

Full programme

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Bibliography

A. Tanenbaum, M. Van Steen. Distributed Systems - : Principles and Paradigms. Pearson Education, 2006.
G. Coulouris, J. Dollimore, T. Kindber. Distributed Systems - Concepts and Design, Addison Wesley, 2005.

Teaching methods

The course is based on theoretical lectures and Lab activities.

Assessment methods and criteria

Student evaluation is based on a theoretical and a practical test.

Other information

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