Textbook
There is NO REQUIRED
textbook for the class. Readings from the open technical literature are
provided in PDF form (see the class Calendar for link to these papers).
Suggested Reference Books.
If you would like a reference book for the class, here are a number of suggestions.
Distributed
Systems: Principles and Paradigms (first edition)
Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Maarten van Steen
Distributed
Systems: Principles and Paradigms (second edition)
Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Maarten van Steen
Operating System Concepts (seventh edition)
Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, and Greg Gagne