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COMP SCI 3012 - Distributed Systems

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 2.5 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: One of COMP SCI 1103, COMP SCI 1203, COMP SCI 2103, COMP SCI 2202 or COMP SCI 2202B
Assumed Knowledge: COMP SCI 2000 and COMP SCI 3001
Assessment: Written exam and/or assignments
Syllabus:

A selection of topics from the following: the challenges faced in constructing client/server software: partial system failures, multiple address spaces, absence of a single clock, latency of communication, heterogeneity, absence of a trusted operating system, system management, binding and naming. Techniques for meeting these challenges: RPC and middleware, naming and directory services, distributed transaction processing, 'thin' clients, data replication, cryptographic security, mobile code. Introduction to Java RMI.

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Units
 EFTSL
Amount
3
 0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 2 Mon 08/08/2022 Wed 17/08/2022 Fri 16/09/2022 Fri 28/10/2022


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
25376 WR01 150 110 28 Jul - 15 Sep Thursday 11am - 1pm Horace Lamb, 1022, Horace Lamb Lecture Theatre
6 Oct - 27 Oct Thursday 11am - 1pm Horace Lamb, 1022, Horace Lamb Lecture Theatre
Note: This class will be delivered both online and face to face. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
21636 PR06 30 21 2 Aug - 2 Aug Tuesday 12pm - 2pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
16 Aug - 16 Aug Tuesday 12pm - 2pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
30 Aug - 30 Aug Tuesday 12pm - 2pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
13 Sep - 13 Sep Tuesday 12pm - 2pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
11 Oct - 11 Oct Tuesday 12pm - 2pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
25 Oct - 25 Oct Tuesday 12pm - 2pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
21637 PR05 30 28 5 Aug - 5 Aug Friday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
19 Aug - 19 Aug Friday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
2 Sep - 2 Sep Friday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
16 Sep - 16 Sep Friday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
14 Oct - 14 Oct Friday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
28 Oct - 28 Oct Friday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
21638 PR04 30 28 5 Aug - 5 Aug Friday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
19 Aug - 19 Aug Friday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
2 Sep - 2 Sep Friday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
16 Sep - 16 Sep Friday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
14 Oct - 14 Oct Friday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
28 Oct - 28 Oct Friday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, B15, CAT Suite
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
21639 PR03 30 22 3 Aug - 3 Aug Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
17 Aug - 17 Aug Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
31 Aug - 31 Aug Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
14 Sep - 14 Sep Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
12 Oct - 12 Oct Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
26 Oct - 26 Oct Wednesday 9am - 11am Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
21640 PR02 30 28 2 Aug - 2 Aug Tuesday 2pm - 4pm Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
16 Aug - 16 Aug Tuesday 2pm - 4pm Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
30 Aug - 30 Aug Tuesday 2pm - 4pm Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
13 Sep - 13 Sep Tuesday 2pm - 4pm Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
11 Oct - 11 Oct Tuesday 2pm - 4pm Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
25 Oct - 25 Oct Tuesday 2pm - 4pm Engineering & Mathematics, EM105, CAT Suite
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
21641 PR01 30 19 3 Aug - 3 Aug Wednesday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, 234, CAT Suite
17 Aug - 17 Aug Wednesday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, 234, CAT Suite
31 Aug - 31 Aug Wednesday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, 234, CAT Suite
14 Sep - 14 Sep Wednesday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, 234, CAT Suite
12 Oct - 12 Oct Wednesday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, 234, CAT Suite
26 Oct - 26 Oct Wednesday 11am - 1pm Ingkarni Wardli, 234, CAT Suite
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
29154 PR07 20 14 3 Aug - 3 Aug Wednesday 12pm - 2pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
17 Aug - 17 Aug Wednesday 12pm - 2pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
31 Aug - 31 Aug Wednesday 12pm - 2pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
14 Sep - 14 Sep Wednesday 12pm - 2pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
12 Oct - 12 Oct Wednesday 12pm - 2pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
26 Oct - 26 Oct Wednesday 12pm - 2pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
Note: This class is for offshore/interstate students only. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.