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4.0 out of 5 stars
A well-written overview of an immense area, May 13, 1997
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This review is from: Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design (International Computer Science Series) (Hardcover)
This book takes on quite a lot of material and covers all topics quite well. As an introduction to Distributed Systems it serves as an excellent first-base and covers very current technologies such as ATM. The networking protocols section (especially for Ethernet & Token Ring) is outstanding and very well designed, while the emphasis through the text on transparency ties things together quite neatly.
The strength of this book lies in its no-nonsense approach to technical issues while remaining very considerate to the reader. A great text and hopefully the next edition will include some sections on CORBA and other object-based technologies.
Thouroughly recommended
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8 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
THE book for people working on Distributed Systems., July 10, 1997
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This review is from: Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design (International Computer Science Series) (Hardcover)
According to me, the book has been done very nicely.
Tthe chapters have been managed carefully and efficiently.
Read it once and u will surely know the HOWs , WHATs,WHYs and etcs of Distributed Systems.
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