How Long to Read Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems

How Long Does it Take to Read Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 54 minutes to read Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems by Michel Raynal

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Description

Distributed computing is at the heart of many applications. It arises as soon as one has to solve a problem in terms of entities -- such as processes, peers, processors, nodes, or agents -- that individually have only a partial knowledge of the many input parameters associated with the problem. In particular each entity cooperating towards the common goal cannot have an instantaneous knowledge of the current state of the other entities. Whereas parallel computing is mainly concerned with 'efficiency', and real-time computing is mainly concerned with 'on-time computing', distributed computing is mainly concerned with 'mastering uncertainty' created by issues such as the multiplicity of control flows, asynchronous communication, unstable behaviors, mobility, and dynamicity. While some distributed algorithms consist of a few lines only, their behavior can be difficult to understand and their properties hard to state and prove. The aim of this book is to present in a comprehensive way the basic notions, concepts, and algorithms of distributed computing when the distributed entities cooperate by sending and receiving messages on top of an asynchronous network. The book is composed of seventeen chapters structured into six parts: distributed graph algorithms, in particular what makes them different from sequential or parallel algorithms; logical time and global states, the core of the book; mutual exclusion and resource allocation; high-level communication abstractions; distributed detection of properties; and distributed shared memory. The author establishes clear objectives per chapter and the content is supported throughout with illustrative examples, summaries, exercises, and annotated bibliographies. This book constitutes an introduction to distributed computing and is suitable for advanced undergraduate students or graduate students in computer science and computer engineering, graduate students in mathematics interested in distributed computing, and practitioners and engineers involved in the design and implementation of distributed applications. The reader should have a basic knowledge of algorithms and operating systems.

How long is Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems?

Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems by Michel Raynal is 518 pages long, and a total of 133,644 words.

This makes it 175% the length of the average book. It also has 163% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 10 minutes to read Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems aloud.

What Reading Level is Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems?

Distributed Algorithms for Message-Passing Systems is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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