Course detail

Distributed Application Environment

FIT-PDIeAcad. year: 2013/2014

Common characteristics of distributed environments. Types of distributed environments. Design and model of distributed applications. Distributed operating and file systems. Distributed database systems. Technology JSP, J2EE, JavaBeans, EJB, RPC, XML-RPC, SOAP, IIOP. Web services. Technology CORBA, COM, DCOM. Use of XML in distributed environments. Security in distributed applications.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Zendulka, CSc.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The stundent will acquaint yourself with concepts and principles of distributed environments, with design and implementation of applications for distributed environments and security aspects in distributed environments.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of programming the network applications in common programming languages like C/C++ or Java. Knowledge of Unix architecture and ability to create programs for Unix operating systems.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course uses teaching methods in form of Lecture - 3 teaching hours per week, Projects - 1 teaching hour per week.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Study evaluation is based on marks obtained for specified items. Minimimum number of marks to pass is 50.

Course curriculum

  1. Common characteristics of distributed environments
  2. Types of distributed environments
  3. Communication in distributed environments
  4. Distributed operating and file systems
  5. Synchronization and transactions
  6. Consistency and replication
  7. Design and model of distributed applications
  8. RPC, XML-RPC, SOAP, IIOP
  9. CORBA, Real-time CORBA, COM, DCOM
  10. Architectures of Distributed Control Systems
  11. Time-Triggered Distributed Architecture
  12. Clusters, Security in distributed applications
  13. Programming languages for large distributed systems

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim is to understand principles and design of applications for distributed environment, obtain overview of modern distributed environments and ability of usage application interface for various programming environments.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Requirements specification and design of projects, two projects elaboration, mid-term exam.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended literature

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-MGR-1H Master's

    branch MGH , 0 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Zendulka, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. Common characteristics of distributed environments
  2. Types of distributed environments
  3. Communication in distributed environments
  4. Distributed operating and file systems
  5. Synchronization and transactions
  6. Consistency and replication
  7. Design and model of distributed applications
  8. RPC, XML-RPC, SOAP, IIOP
  9. CORBA, Real-time CORBA, COM, DCOM
  10. Architectures of Distributed Control Systems
  11. Time-Triggered Distributed Architecture
  12. Clusters, Security in distributed applications
  13. Programming languages for large distributed systems

Project

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Zendulka, CSc.