Distributed Systems
2024/2025
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
The student should gain knowledge of basic and advanced theories and methods in distributed systems:
- Distributed systems models: structuring (including, e.g., peer-to-peer, client-server, service-oriented architecture) and behavior (communication, error, and security models)
- time concept in distributed systems (clock synchronization and logical time)
- distributed algorithms, such as algorithms for mutual exclusion, selection, consensus, transactions, replication, and error tolerance
- programming of distributed systems, e.g. languages, coordination models, principles for distribution of calculation and data
- one or more topics among
- techniques for analysis, such as monitoring, testing, formal verification, and benchmarking
- designing and building complex distributed infrastructures and applications for e.g. IoT, cloud, peer-to-peer, distributed embedded systems
- system and network software for (distributed) embedded systems
- distributed and parallel computation, parallel algorithms
- advanced security solutions
Skills
- be able to explain precisely and using the terminology and notation of the subject
- assess how and to what extent the results presented can be used
- designing and deploying distributed applications
Competences
- be able to apply concepts and techniques from distributed systems to the design and analysis of distributed systems
Type of instruction
The type of instruction is organised in accordance with the general instruction methods of the programme, cf. ยง 17.
Extent and expected workload
It is expected that the student uses 30 hours per ECTS, which for this activity means 150 hours
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Distributed Systems |
| Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Additional information
Contact: The Study board for Computer Science at cs-sn@cs.aau.dk or 9940 8854
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Distribuerede systemer |
| Module code | DSNDATFK113 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Autumn
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | Danish and English |
| Empty-place Scheme | Yes |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Education owner | Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Science |
| Study Board | Study Board of Computer Science |
| Department | Department of Computer Science |
| Faculty | The Technical Faculty of IT and Design |
