Download or read book Introduction to Distributed Computer Systems written by Ludwik Czaja and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces readers to selected issues in distributed systems, and primarily focuses on principles, not on technical details. Though the systems discussed are based on existing (von Neumann) computer architectures, the book also touches on emerging processing paradigms. Uniquely, it approaches system components not only as static constructs, but also “in action,” exploring the different states they pass through. The author’s teaching experience shows that newcomers to the field, students and even IT professionals can far more readily grasp the essence of distributed algorithmic structures in action, than on the basis of static descriptions.