CS 6100 - Distributed Operating Systems

Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $25.00
Course Fee Purpose: Course fees are designed to cover the costs of lab equipment maintenance and replacement including desktop and server computer systems and software; consumable materials and supplies; and support for lab aides, student tutors, and online instructional resources.
Description: Distributed systems or distributed computing deals with the issues encountered while running programs across a computer network. This course will cover key topics including: models of distributed systems, timing, synchronization, coordination and agreement, fault tolerance, naming, security, and middleware. Students will learn both the theoretical background of distributed systems as well as work on hands-on projects developing distributed systems applications.
Pre-requisite(s): CS 3100.