1. CS431 Distributed Systems
T. Sarah Alhammad

2. How to reach me? sun,tue,wed,thu 9-11 Room 2.505.25
Room
Consultation Hours:
sun,tue,wed,thu 9-11

3. What You Will Learn How the Internet is constructed and functions
Explore a networked environment and work in a distributed fashion
Data and networking security
Different types of limitations in an Internet-based distributed system
Design and analyze a simple distributed information system

4. Textbooks
Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design, 4th edition or 5th edition. George Coulouris, Jean Dollimore, Tim Kindberg Addison-Wesley,

5. Course Outline Computer Networks Network Security Operation Systems
Internetworking, protocol stacks and data transport
Network Security
Security considerations, basic cryptography and network security
Operation Systems
Processes, memory models, portable code and middleware
Distributed Systems
Design and operation of distributed systems and applications

6. Proportion of Final Assessment
Coursework
Assessment
Assessment Task
Week Due
Proportion of Final Assessment 1
Major exam 1
Week 7
15% 2
Major exam 2
Week 12
20 % 3
Theoretical exercise 5% 4
Final exam
End of Semester
60%

7. Suggested References
Data and Computer Communications,7th edition , William Stallings, Prentice Hall, 2003.
Computer Networks, A Systems Approach, by Larry L. Peterson and Bruce S. Davie, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2nd edition, 1999.
Computer Networks, Fourth Edition, by A. S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall PTR, 2003.
Operating Systems Design and Implementation, third Edition, by A. S Tanenbaum, A. S Woodhull, Prentice Hall, 2006.
Operation Systems Concepts, Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne, Wiley, 2008.