COMP SCI 7076 - Distributed Systems
| Career: | Postgraduate Coursework |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Term: | Semester 2 |
| Campus: | North Terrace |
| Contact: | Up to 2.5 hours per week |
| Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
| Available for Non-Award Study: | No |
| Pre-Requisite: | COMP SCI 7103, COMP SCI 7202, COMP SCI 7202B, COMP SCI 7208 or COMP SCI 7211; M Computer Science only exempted from Pre-requisite |
| Assumed Knowledge: | COMP SCI 7081 & COMP SCI 7082 or COMP SCI 7201 |
| Assessment: | Assignments and/or group projects |
| Syllabus: |
A selection of topics from the following: the challenges faced in constructing client/server software: partial system failures, multiple address spaces, absence of a single clock, latency of communication, heterogeneity, absence of a trusted operating system, system management, binding and naming. Techniques for meeting these challenges: RPC and middleware, naming and directory services, distributed transaction processing, 'thin' clients, data replication, cryptographic security, mobile code. Introduction to Java RMI. |
Course Fees
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
| Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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| Semester 2 | Mon 05/08/2024 | Wed 14/08/2024 | Fri 13/09/2024 | Fri 25/10/2024 |
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Class Details
| Enrolment Class: Workshop | |||||||
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| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 21107 | WR01 | 110 | 28 | 23 Jul - 10 Sep | Tuesday | 3pm - 5pm | Horace Lamb, 1022, Horace Lamb Lecture Theatre |
| 1 Oct - 22 Oct | Tuesday | 3pm - 5pm | Horace Lamb, 1022, Horace Lamb Lecture Theatre | ||||
| Related Class: Practical | |||||||
| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 21345 | PR06 | 15 | 8 | 2 Aug - 2 Aug | Friday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite |
| 16 Aug - 16 Aug | Friday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 13 Sep - 13 Sep | Friday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 18 Oct - 18 Oct | Friday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 21346 | PR05 | 15 | FULL | 1 Aug - 1 Aug | Thursday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite |
| 15 Aug - 15 Aug | Thursday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 12 Sep - 12 Sep | Thursday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 17 Oct - 17 Oct | Thursday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 21347 | PR04 | 20 | 9 | 29 Jul - 29 Jul | Monday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite |
| 12 Aug - 12 Aug | Monday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 9 Sep - 9 Sep | Monday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 14 Oct - 14 Oct | Monday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 21348 | PR03 | 20 | 11 | 31 Jul - 31 Jul | Wednesday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite |
| 14 Aug - 14 Aug | Wednesday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 11 Sep - 11 Sep | Wednesday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 16 Oct - 16 Oct | Wednesday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 21349 | PR02 | 20 | FULL | 30 Jul - 30 Jul | Tuesday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite |
| 13 Aug - 13 Aug | Tuesday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 10 Sep - 10 Sep | Tuesday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 15 Oct - 15 Oct | Tuesday | 10am - 12pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 21350 | PR01 | 20 | FULL | 29 Jul - 29 Jul | Monday | 12pm - 2pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite |
| 12 Aug - 12 Aug | Monday | 12pm - 2pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 9 Sep - 9 Sep | Monday | 12pm - 2pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
| 14 Oct - 14 Oct | Monday | 12pm - 2pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG13, Computer Suite | ||||
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