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COMP18112 - Distributed Systems

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Decks in this class (17)

1. The Overall Story
Overview
18  cards
2. DS Exemplified, Motivated, Defined
Detailed Motivation of DS, working definition of DS and what challenges arise
4  cards
3. Axioms/Fallacies
Properties of interconnects that challenge DS
6  cards
4. Transparency Goals
The transparency goals that DS aim to deliver
10  cards
8. 9. Systems Software Evolution
From Mainframes to Personal Computers From Personal Computers to Smartphones
34  cards
10. DS contrasted with Centralised ones
How we arrived at DS from sequential, centralised ones
17  cards
11. Interconnecting DS
Role of the interconnect and the idea of a protocol stack
17  cards
12. Architectural Paradigms
Various approaches to interprocess communication and event synchronisation
12  cards
13. 14. Interprocess Communication
Synchronisation and Blocking Primitives Socket Level Client Server Systems
22  cards
20. Massive Distribution for Performance
The Map- Reduce Approach. One way DS can tackle big problems
15  cards
21. Services over the web
Inherently Distributed Systems
17  cards
5. 6. 7. The Internet
What is the internet,
A centralised system would guaran...,
Describe a mac address
8  cards
5. 6. 7. The Web
What is the web,
What is the protocol for communic...,
Pros and cons of client server ar...
9  cards
5. 6. 7. eMail
Describe the process of alice sen...,
Two factors of complexity in email,
Email is asynchronous or synchronous
8  cards
Algorithms in DS
What is deadlock,
Conditions for deadlock 4,
Strategies for dealing with deadlock
21  cards
Peer to Peer File Sharing
Before the web how did people sha...,
What was napster used for how did...,
How did napster work
23  cards
Multiplayer Games
What areas of the industry to gam...,
What is a games engine what are t...,
Give a short history
11  cards

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