How Long to Read Principles of Distributed Systems

How Long Does it Take to Read Principles of Distributed Systems?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Principles of Distributed Systems by Vijay K. Garg

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Distributed computer systems are now widely available but, despite a number of recent advances, the design of software for these systems remains a challenging task, involving two main difficulties: the absence of a shared clock and the absence of a shared memory. The absence of a shared clock means that the concept of time is not useful in distributed systems. The absence of shared memory implies that the concept of a state of a distributed system also needs to be redefined. These two important concepts occupy a major portion of this book. Principles of Distributed Systems describes tools and techniques that have been successfully applied to tackle the problem of global time and state in distributed systems. The author demonstrates that the concept of time can be replaced by that of causality, and clocks can be constructed to provide causality information. The problem of not having a global state is alleviated by developing efficient algorithms for detecting properties and computing global functions. The author's major emphasis is in developing general mechanisms that can be applied to a variety of problems. For example, instead of discussing algorithms for standard problems, such as termination detection and deadlocks, the book discusses algorithms to detect general properties of a distributed computation. Also included are several worked examples and exercise problems that can be used for individual practice and classroom instruction. Audience: Can be used to teach a one-semester graduate course on distributed systems. Also an invaluable reference book for researchers and practitioners working on the many different aspects of distributed systems.

How long is Principles of Distributed Systems?

Principles of Distributed Systems by Vijay K. Garg is 267 pages long, and a total of 68,619 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Principles of Distributed Systems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Principles of Distributed Systems aloud.

What Reading Level is Principles of Distributed Systems?

Principles of Distributed Systems is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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