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A lucid and up-to-date introduction to the fundamentals of distributed computing systems
As distributed systems become increasingly available, the need for a fundamental discussion of the subject has grown. Designed for first-year graduate students and advanced undergraduates as well as practicing computer engineers seeking a solid grounding in the subject, this well-organized text covers the fundamental concepts in distributed computing systems such as time, state, simultaneity, order, knowledge, failure, and agreement in distributed systems.
Departing from the focus on shared memory and synchronous systems commonly taken by other texts, this is the first useful reference based on an asynchronous model of distributed computing, the most widely used in academia and industry. The emphasis of the book is on developing general mechanisms that can be applied to a variety of problems. Its examples-clocks, locks, cameras, sensors, controllers, slicers, and synchronizers-have been carefully chosen so that they are fundamental and yet useful in practical contexts.
The text's advantages include:
* Emphasizes general mechanisms that can be applied to a variety of problems
* Uses a simple induction-based technique to prove correctness of all algorithms
* Includes a variety of exercises at the end of each chapter
* Contains material that has been extensively class tested
* Gives instructor flexibility in choosing appropriate balance between practice and theory of distributed computing
As distributed systems become increasingly available, the need for a fundamental discussion of the subject has grown. Designed for first-year graduate students and advanced undergraduates as well as practicing computer engineers seeking a solid grounding in the subject, this well-organized text covers the fundamental concepts in distributed computing systems such as time, state, simultaneity, order, knowledge, failure, and agreement in distributed systems.
Departing from the focus on shared memory and synchronous systems commonly taken by other texts, this is the first useful reference based on an asynchronous model of distributed computing, the most widely used in academia and industry. The emphasis of the book is on developing general mechanisms that can be applied to a variety of problems. Its examples-clocks, locks, cameras, sensors, controllers, slicers, and synchronizers-have been carefully chosen so that they are fundamental and yet useful in practical contexts.
The text's advantages include:
* Emphasizes general mechanisms that can be applied to a variety of problems
* Uses a simple induction-based technique to prove correctness of all algorithms
* Includes a variety of exercises at the end of each chapter
* Contains material that has been extensively class tested
* Gives instructor flexibility in choosing appropriate balance between practice and theory of distributed computing
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清晰且最新的分散式計算系統基礎介紹
隨著分散式系統的日益普及，對於該主題的基本討論需求也隨之增加。本書專為一年級研究生、高年級本科生以及尋求該主題扎實基礎的計算機工程師設計，內容組織良好，涵蓋了分散式計算系統中的基本概念，如時間、狀態、同時性、順序、知識、故障和協議等。
本書不同於其他教材通常專注於共享記憶體和同步系統，這是第一本基於非同步模型的分散式計算實用參考書，該模型在學術界和業界中被廣泛使用。本書的重點在於開發可應用於各種問題的一般機制。其範例——時鐘、鎖、攝影機、感測器、控制器、切片器和同步器——經過精心挑選，既基本又在實際情境中有用。
本書的優點包括：
* 強調可應用於各種問題的一般機制
* 使用簡單的基於歸納的技術來證明所有演算法的正確性
* 每章結尾包含各種練習題
* 包含經過廣泛課堂測試的材料
* 給予教師在分散式計算的實踐與理論之間選擇適當平衡的靈活性
