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Distributed Systems (CS 420)
Page describes an 18-hour video course on the principles, architectures and trade-offs of distributed systems.
$50 one-time130 lessonsRuntime 15:30:54Self-pacedCertificate of completion
Outline
21 sections
- 01Course Intro & Syllabus
- 02Section 1: Introduction to Distributed Systems
- 03Section 2: System Design Goals and Challenges
- 04Section 3: Distributed System Architectures
- 05Section 4: Threads & Virtualization
- 06Section 5: Client-Server Design & Code Migration
- 07Section 6: Network Protocols & Remote Procedure Calls (RPC)
- 08Section 7: Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM)
- 09Section 8: Multicast & Gossip-based Communication
- 10Midterm Exam
- 11Section 9: Flat & Structured Naming Systems
- 12Section 10: Clock Synchronization & Lamport Logical Clocks
- 13Section 11: Vector Clocks & Event Ordering
- 14Section 12: Distributed Mutual Exclusion & Leader Election
- 15Section 13: Replica Placement & CAP Theorem
- 16Section 14: Strong & Client-Centric Consistency Models
- 17Section 15: Fault Tolerance & Process Resilience
- 18Section 16: Distributed Consensus & Two-Phase/Three-Phase Commit Protocols
- 19Section 17: Distributed Security & Secure Channels
- 20Section 18: Access Control, Distributed Authorization & Modern Paradigms
- 21Final Exam
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