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 615-335 Distributed Systems

Note

Students enrolled in the single BSc or a combined BSc course will receive Science credit for the completion of this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Dr A B Ruighaver

Prerequisites

615-237 Telecommunications Concepts and 615-240 Concepts in Software Development II

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

24 lectures (2 per week)

Subject Description

Aspects of the following topics will be considered: distributed systems (typical examples, database and application design, reliability and security); client server architectures (design, planning, reliability, security, and performance); distributed systems implementation.

At the completion of this subject, students should have:

  • a firm understanding of the significant issues involved in the design, implementation, and management of distributed systems in organisations.

  • be able to build small client-server applications using an application framework.

Assessment

A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination and assigned project work expected to average 8 hours per week. The weighting of the assessment components will be announced at the commencement of the subject.

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