Distributed Computing

Catalog description

This course provides students with an understanding of the alternatives and related issues regarding the distribution of Information Technology resources. Topics to be covered include centralized versus distributed systems from both a technical and organizational perspective, the role of the communications network, distributed database systems and operating systems, distributed transaction processing, two and three tier client/server systems, distributed systems management, standards and protocols, web services and the Internet as a distributed system, and systems security. Students will complete a substantial group course project.