Distributed Operating Systems: Concepts and Practice (English Edition)

Author: DoreenLGalli
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: This book elaborates on the main concepts, theories, and various successful examples of distributed computing from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The main content includes: kernels, inter-process communication, storage management, object-based operating systems, distributed file systems, transaction management and coordination models, distributed process management, distributed synchronization, and security in distributed computing. The selected examples include: Amoeba, Clouds, Chorus, CORBA, DCOM, NFS, LDAP, X.500, RSA, Kerberos, and Windows 2000. This book is suitable for use as a textbook or main reference book for undergraduate senior and graduate courses in distributed computing and distributed operating systems in computer science and technology departments. It is also applicable for science and technology workers in related fields.