Fall 2009 Section List for CS 633

Offered by Computer Science.

Prerequisites: completion of bridge requirements. Fundamental topics concerning the design and implementation of distributed computing systems are covered, including interprocess communication, remote procedure calls, authentication, protection, distributed file systems, distributed transactions, replicated data, reliable broadcast protocols, and specifications for distributed programs. All topics will be illustrated with case studies. Optional topics may include synchronization, deadlocks, virtual time, and load balancing.