Distributed Information Systems

5 credits

Syllabus, Bachelor's level, 1DT066

A revised version of the syllabus is available.

Code: 1DT066
Education cycle: First cycle
Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Computer Science G2F, Sociotechnical Systems G2F, Technology G2F
Grading system: Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
Finalised by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 3 May 2016
Responsible department: Department of Information Technology

Learning outcomes

To pass the course, the students must be able to:

Explain in a concise manner how the Internet is constructed and functions.
Use basic tools to explore a networked environment and work in a distributed fashion.
Demonstrate awareness of data and networking security.
Analyse and present a distributed system in a seminar form.
Design and Analyse a simple distributed information system.

An introduction to computer systems.
Introduction to Internetworking, protocol stacks and data transport.
Design and operation of distributed systems and applications.
Central concepts in distributed systems, including transparency, scalability, middleware, synchronisation, failure handling, consistency, and parallelism.
Operating systems, scheduling, processes, memory systems and cloud abstractions.
Security considerations, basic cryptography and network security.
Basic designs and constraints of Internet-of-Things, including energy, scalability, privacy, and semantical interoperability.
Analyzis and presentation of a network based distributed system.
Examining running networks with observing tools.

Lectures, seminars, assignments, and labs.

Written and oral examination of seminars, assignments, and labs.

The course cannot be counted towards a degree together with 1DT057.