Principles of Distributed Systems

by Vijay K. Garg

Book Overview

Distributed computer systems are now widely available but, despite a number of recent advances, the design of software for these systems remains a challenging task, involving two main difficulties: the absence of a shared clock and the absence of a shared memory. The absence of a shared clock means that the concept of time is not useful in distributed systems. The absence of shared memory implies that the concept of a state of a distributed system...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00C5HFVLY
• ISBN13: 9780792396680
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"