Course detail

Distributed Application Environment

FIT-PDIAcad. year: 2009/2010

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

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Zendulka, CSc.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

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

There are no prerequisites

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

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. Design and  model of distributed applications
  4. Consistency and replication
  5. Distributed operating and file systems
  6. Distributed database systems
  7. JSP, J2EE, JavaBeans, EJB
  8. RPC, XML-RPC, SOAP, IIOP
  9. Web services
  10. CORBA, Real-time CORBA
  11. COM, DCOM
  12. XML usage in distributed environments
  13. Security in distributed applications
  14. Building clusters
  • Architectures of Distributed Control Systems
  • Time-Triggered Distributed Architecture
  • Real-Time Communication Principles
  • Contract-based resource reservation and scheduling

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

Kshemkalyani, Singhal: Distributed Computing, Cambridge Press, 2008.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-MSC-2 Master's

    branch MBI , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MBS , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MGM , 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MGM , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MIN , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MIN , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MIS , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MIS , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MMI , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MMM , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MPS , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    branch MPV , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MSK , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

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. Design and  model of distributed applications
  4. Consistency and replication
  5. Distributed operating and file systems
  6. Distributed database systems
  7. JSP, J2EE, JavaBeans, EJB
  8. RPC, XML-RPC, SOAP, IIOP
  9. Web services
  10. CORBA, Real-time CORBA
  11. COM, DCOM
  12. XML usage in distributed environments
  13. Security in distributed applications
  14. Building clusters
  • Architectures of Distributed Control Systems
  • Time-Triggered Distributed Architecture
  • Real-Time Communication Principles
  • Contract-based resource reservation and scheduling

Exercise in computer lab

4 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Zendulka, CSc.

Project

9 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Zendulka, CSc.