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Distributed Systems 1

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Distributed Systems 1
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Applied Informatics, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011
Module code: PIB520
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P221-0006, P221-0042
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2V+2P (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 5
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Oral examination and assessment of lab work

[updated 08.05.2008]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

PIB520 (P221-0006, P221-0042) Applied Informatics, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011 , semester 5, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
PIB210 Programming 2
PIB410 Operating Systems
PIB420 Computer Networks


[updated 20.09.2016]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
PIBWI18 Cloud Computing
PIBWI36


[updated 05.04.2017]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Ralf Denzer
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Ralf Denzer


[updated 20.09.2016]
Learning outcomes:
After completing this module, students will:
-        understand the significance and complexity of distributed systems especially at the application level
-        understand the problem of integration
-        know what client-server systems are and how they function
-        understand the importance of protocol definition and software architecture at the application level
-        have an appreciation of the required technical infrastructure (TCP/IP) with special focus on the program interface
-        be acquainted with tools based on transport protocols.


[updated 08.05.2008]
Module content:
1. Approximately ten example applications including discussion of their ‘distributedness’
2. Fundamental definitions, distribution models
3. Integration (heterogeneity, dynamics, autonomy)
4. Communication in distributed systems
5. The client-server principle (iterative servers, parallel servers, communication)
6. Analysis of technical infrastructure (TCP/IP)
7. Programming interfaces
8. Tools with fixed functionality (ftp, remote login, remote shell, etc.)
9. Programming tools (RPC, RMI, CORBA)
10. Introduction to software architecture


[updated 08.05.2008]
Teaching methods/Media:
PowerPoint slides, blackboard      

[updated 08.05.2008]
Recommended or required reading:
D. COMER:  Computernetzwerke und Internets, Prentice Hall
R. STEVENS:  UNIX Networks Programming, Prentice Hall
J. HENNEKEUSER, G. PETER:  Rechnerkommunikation für Anwender, Springer Verlag
G. COULOURIS, J. DOLLIMORE, T. KINDBERG:  Verteilte Systeme - Konzepte und Design, Addison-Wesley 2001


[updated 08.05.2008]
Module offered in:
WS 2018/19, WS 2017/18, WS 2016/17, WS 2015/16, WS 2014/15, ... 
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