Unit I
Fundamentals: What is Distributed Operating System - Evolution of Distributed Computing System-Distributed Computing System Models-Why are Distributed Computing Systems gaining popularity-What is a Distributed Computing System-Issues in Designing Distributed Computing System-Introduction to Distributed Computing Environment.
Unit II
Message Passing: Introduction-Desirable features-Issues in PC Message Passing-Synchronization-Buffering-Multidatagram Messages-Encoding and Decoding-Process Addressing-Failure Handling-Group Communication
Unit III
Distributed Shard Memory: Introduction-General Architecture of DSM system-Design and Implementation Issues of DSM-Granularity-Structure of Shared Memory-Consistency Models-Replacement Strategy-Thrasing-Other Approaches to DSM-Heterogeneous DSM-Advantages. Synchronization: Introduction-Clock Synchronization-Event Ordering-Mutual Exclusion-Deadlock-Election Algorithm
Unit IV
Distributed File System: Introduction-Desirable features-File Models-File Accessing Models-File Sharing Semantics-File Caching Schemes-File Replication-Fault Tolerance-Atomic Transactions-Design Principles
Unit V
Security: Introduction-Potential Attacks to Computer System-Cryptography-Authentication-Access Control-Digital Signatures-Design Principles
Text Book(s)
Distributed Operating Systems-Concepts and Design, Pradeep K Sinha, PHI, 2003
References
Distributed Operating Systems 1e, Andrew S Tanenbaum, PHI, 2003