Distributed Systems (Paperback)

George Coulouris

ISBN 10: 0273760599 / ISBN 13: 9780273760597

Published by Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, 2011

About this Item

Paperback. Broad and up-to-date coverage of the principles and practice in the fast moving area of Distributed Systems. Distributed Systems provides students of computer science and engineering with the skills they will need to design and maintain software for distributed applications. It will also be invaluable to software engineers and systems designers wishing to understand new and future developments in the field.From mobile phones to the Internet, our lives depend increasingly on distributed systems linking computers and other devices together in a seamless and transparent way. The fifth edition of this best-selling text continues to provide a comprehensive source of material on the principles and practice of distributed computer systems and the exciting new developments based on them, using a wealth of modern case studies to illustrate their design and development. The depth of coverage will enable students to evaluate existing distributed systems and design new ones. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Distributed Systems (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pearson Education Limited, Harlow
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0273760599
• ISBN 13: 9780273760597
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Broad and up-to-date coverage of the principles and practice in the fast moving area of Distributed Systems.

Distributed Systems provides students of computer science and engineering with the skills they will need to design and maintain software for distributed applications. It will also be invaluable to software engineers and systems designers wishing to understand new and future developments in the field.

From mobile phones to the Internet, our lives depend increasingly on distributed systems linking computers and other devices together in a seamless and transparent way. The fifth edition of this best-selling text continues to provide a comprehensive source of material on the principles and practice of distributed computer systems and the exciting new developments based on them, using a wealth of modern case studies to illustrate their design and development. The depth of coverage will enable students to evaluate existing distributed systems and design new ones.

Review

"To my knowledge, this is the only timely book on distributed systems. Other books are quickly becoming outdated." Karl-Johan Grinnemo, Karlstad Universitet, Sweden