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University of New York Tirana

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

Rruga e Kavajës, pranë 21 Dhjetorit (Sheshi Ataturk)

Tirane, Shqipëri

Master of Science in Computer Science

Distributed Systems

Cohort 14 - 2023-2024

Course	Distributed Systems
Instructor	Prof. Dr. Marenglen Biba
E-mail	marenglenbiba@unyt.edu.al
Course page	http://www.marenglenbiba.net/distsys/

Aims:

To enable students to explore advanced operating systems topics and expose them to recent developments in operating systems research. This course aims to provide advanced theoretical topics of operating system architectures with a focus on the implementation and management of memory, storage, processes, file systems, protection and security. It will also provide a solid foundation for IT professionals/ academics interested in the theory and practice of administration of complex scenarios involving distributed operating systems. The course involves readings and lectures on classic and recent papers.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

A. Understand architectures, processes and communication in distributed systems.

B. Understand concepts of naming, synchronization, replication, fault-tolerance and security in distributed systems

C. Understand and develop distributed systems such as object-based, web-based or coordination-based systems.

D. Administrate scenarios with distributed systems.

Content:

01: Introduction

02: Architectures

03: Processes

04: Communication

05: Naming

06: Synchronization

07: Consistency & Replication

08: Fault Tolerance

09: Distributed Object-Based Systems

10: Distributed File Systems

11: Distributed Web-Based Systems

12: Distributed Coordination-Based Systems

13: Amazon Cloud Services

Learning and Teaching Activities:

Concepts will be introduced in lectures.

Assessment Details:

Methods of Assessment

Please identify the LAST item of assessment that a student sits with a tick

Grading Mode

Weighting %

Minimum Pass Mark

Word Length

Outline Details

Coursework

50%

4000

a) Group project

Case study

Covering Learning

Outcomes: C,D

Examination

Yes

50%

Covering Learning

Outcomes: A,B,C,D

Is the student required to pass ALL elements of assessment in order to pass the course?

Indicative Texts and resources:

ISBN Number	Author	Date	Title	Publisher
978-0132392273	A. Tanenbaum M. Van Steen	2020	Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms (3rd Edition, 3.0.3)	Prentice Hall
978-0471694663	A.Silberschatz, P. Galvin, G. Gagne.	2018	Operating System Concepts, 10^th Edition	Wiley
	Amazon Web Services, Inc.	2024	AWS Documentation	Amazon Web Services, Inc.
	Oracle Java Resources	2024	https://www.oracle.com/java/ https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-ee-glance.html	Oracle