1DT057 Distributed Information Systems

Dr. Edith C.-H. Ngai

Department of Information Technology Uppsala University

How to reach me?

edith.ngai@it.uu.se

070 167 9360 Rm 72104, ngstrm Consultation Hours: (Wed) 3-5pm

Organization of the Course

Lectures Presentation Lab

Assignments Written Exam

Runestone project (period 3)

Visit our course web page: http://www.it.uu.se/edu/course/homepage/distrinfo/ht1 0

Your tutor

Fredrik Bjurefors
e-mail: Fredrik.Bjurefors@it.uu.se Office: Rm 72115, ngstrm

Nature of the Course

The course combines theory and practical parts. The theory part of the course consists of a series of lectures, assignments, presentations and an written exam. Laboratory exercises and project form the practical part.

What You Will Learn

How the Internet is constructed and functions Explore a networked environment and work in a distributed fashion Data and networking security Different types of limitations in an Internetbased distributed system Design and analyze a simple distributed information system

Textbooks

Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach, 5th edition. Jim Kurose, Keith Ross Addison-Wesley, 2009.

Textbooks
Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design, 4th edition. George Coulouris, Jean Dollimore, Tim Kindberg Addison-Wesley, 2005.

Course Outline

Computer Networks
Internetworking, protocol stacks and data transport

Network Security
Security considerations, basic cryptography and network security

Operation Systems
Processes, memory models, portable code and middleware

Distributed Systems
Design and operation of distributed systems and applications

Coursework

Theoretical part
2 Written Assignments (20%) Mid-term Examination (80%) Presentation (5% bonus)

Practical Part
Lab (Period 2) Runetone Project (Period 3)

You will need >60% for both parts to pass the course You can gain bonus points from your lab and presentation

Other Related Courses

Computer Programming (1TD433, 1TD721)

Computer Architecture (1DT016) Operating Systems (1DT020)

Computer Networks I (1DT052)

Advanced Computer Networks (1DT010)

Suggested References
Data and Computer Communications,7th edition , William Stallings, Prentice Hall, 2003. Computer Networks, A Systems Approach, by Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2nd edition, 1999. Computer Networks, Fourth Edition, by A. S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall PTR, 2003. Operating Systems Design and Implementation, third Edition, by A. S Tanenbaum, A. S Woodhull, Prentice Hall, 2006. Operation Systems Concepts, Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne, Wiley, 2008.

Questions?