Distributed System

A distributed system is a collection of independent computers that appears to its users as a single coherent system. The components of distributed system reside on different computer systems on a network communicate and coordinate their activities through message passing. Components work in collaboration to accomplish a common objective. The purpose of this course is to offer an in-depth knowledge of basic principles and models behind distributed computing concerning its theory, algorithms, and systems. Some of the emerging technologies in distributed computing include Peer-to-Peer Computing, Distributed Hash Table, Google File System, HDFS, Spark, Sensor Networks and Security in Distributed Systems among others.