Distributed computing pearls /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[San Rafael, California] :
Morgan & Claypool,
2018.
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| Series: | Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
Synthesis lectures on distributed computing theory ; # 14. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book (PDF) |
| Abstract: | Computers and computer networks are one of the most incredible inventions of the 20th century, having an ever-expanding role in our daily lives by enabling complex human activities in areas such as entertainment, education, and commerce. One of the most challenging problems in computer science for the 21st century is to improve the design of distributed systems where computing devices have to work together as a team to achieve common goals. In this book, I have tried to gently introduce the general reader to some of the most fundamental issues and classical results of computer science underlying the design of algorithms for distributed systems, so that the reader can get a feel of the nature of this exciting and fascinating field called distributed computing. The book will appeal to the educated layperson and requires no computer-related background. I strongly suspect that also most computer-knowledgeable readers will be able to learn something new. |
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| Item Description: | Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 107 pages) : illustrations. Also available in print. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-102) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781681733494 |
| ISSN: | 2155-1634 ; |
| DOI: | 10.2200/S00845ED1V01Y201804DCT014 |
| Access: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers. |