Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms
by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Maarten van Steen · Prentice Hall
A textbook on the principles of distributed systems, covering communication, processes, naming, synchronization, consistency and replication, fault tolerance, and security, with case studies such as distributed file systems and the web. Readers learn the core design trade-offs behind reliable, scalable networked systems.
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