CS 843
Distributed Computing Systems
Spring 2005


Class Information


Contact Information

Chin-Chih Chang
Office: 209 Jabara Hall
Office Phone: 978-3917
Office Hours: M,W 3:30-5:00 PM (or by e-mail)
E-mail: chang@cs.wichita.edu

Teaching Assistant:Bimal Deepak Manukonda
Office:217 Jabara Hall
Office Phone:316-978-5272
Office Hours:Tu, Th 2 - 3 PM (or by e-mail)
E-mail: bdmanuko@cs.wichita.edu


Course Description

This course is designed to study software components of distributed computing systems. The communication and interconnection architecture of multiple computer systems is introduced. The design issues of distributed computing systems are discussed. The course emphasizes developping applications on various distributed computing platforms or environments.

Prerequisites: CS 540 - Operating Systems and CS 742 - Computer Communication Networks

Textbook

Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms
Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Maarten van Steen
Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN: 0-13-088893-1

Syllabus

A copy of the syllabus can be found here (HTML format) (PDF)

Spring 2003


Lecture Notes

Lab Notes

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Term Project


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Electronic Handin

Students should submit their programs in the electronic form with the handin program.

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Chin-Chih Chang (chang@cs.wichita.edu)