Distributed Systems equips computer science engineering students with the skills they need to design and maintain software for distributed applications. It is also an invaluable resource for software engineers and systems designers who wish to explore new developments in the field.Using a wealth of modern case studies, the fifth edition of this best-selling text by Pearson continues its focus on the principles and practice of distributed computer systems. The depth of coverage will enable students to evaluate existing distributed systems and design new ones.\nFeatures: \n• Provides an understanding of the principles on which the Internet and other distributed systems are based, their architecture, algorithms and design and how they meet the demands of contemporary distributed applications\n• Broad and up-to-date coverage of the principles and practice in the fast moving area of Distributed Systems\n• Includes the key issues in the debate between components and web services as the way forward for the industry\n• The depth of coverage will enable students to evaluate existing distributed systems and design new ones\n• Incorporates and anticipates the major developments in distributed systems technology\n• Case studies illustrate the design concepts for each major topic\nContents: \n1 Characterization of Distributed Systems\n2 System Models \n3 Networking and Internetworking \n4 Interprocess Communication \n5 Remote Invocation \n6 Indirect Communication \n7 Operating System Support\n8 Dist. Objects and Components \n9 Web Services \n10 Peer-to-Peer Systems \n11 Security \n12 Distributed File Systems \n13 Name Services\n14 Time and Global States \n15 Coordination and Agreement\n16 Transactions and Concurrency Control \n17 Distributed Transactions \n18 Replication\n19 Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing \n20 Distributed Multimedia Systems \n21 Designing Distributed Systems: Google Case Study