A brief introduction to distributed systems

Maarten van Steen; Andrew S. Tanenbaum

doi:10.1007/s00607-016-0508-7

A brief introduction to distributed systems

Maarten van Steen (Corresponding Author), Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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Abstract

Distributed systems are by now commonplace, yet remain an often difficult area of research. This is partly explained by the many facets of such systems and the inherent difficulty to isolate these facets from each other. In this paper we provide a brief overview of distributed systems: what they are, their general design goals, and some of the most common types.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	967-1009
Journal	Computing
Volume	98
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00607-016-0508-7
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Distributed computer system
Networked computer systems

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