COMP212: Distributed systems
Instructor:
Boris Konev
Room 1.15
Ashton Building
University of Liverpool
If you wish to see me, please send me an email first to make an appointment.
Email address: Konev@liverpool.ac.uk
Recommended reading:
Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Maarten van Steen "Distributed systems: principles and
paradigms".
You may also find useful (thought not compulsory) the following Java
books
- Bruce Eckel "Thinking in Java" 3rd
edition
Availabe online from Bruce
Eckel's web site
- Joe Wigglesworth and Paula McMillan "Java Programming: Advanced
Topics", 3rd edition
Lecture Times and Locations:
Monday 15:00-16:00 MATH-103
Tuesday 14:00-15:00 ASHT-LR
Friday 15:00-16:00 ASHT-LR
Lab Times and Locations:
TBA
Assignments:
- Assignment
1 Deadline: Tuesday 28 February at 15:00.
You may find useful the example
we considered in the lectures.
- Assignment
2 Deadline: Friday 27 April at 16:00.
For your assignment, you will need the WebServer.java available from here
as well as SocketServer.java and SecureSocketServer.java available from
here.
- The class test will be on May 1st
Assignment 1 and class test marks are available.
Lecture Notes:
Revision
Additional Materials:
Past exam papers
- Past exam papers are available here.