COS 542 - Distributed Systems

An introduction to the design and operation of distributed systems. Topics include client-server models, interprocess communications, RPC, replication and consistency, online transaction processing, error and fault recovery, encryption, and security. Examples will be taken from extant distributed systems. Students will design and implement a distributed system.

Prerequisite(s): COS 450 and COS 460 or their equivalents, or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

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Course Type: Computer Science