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Dept. of Microelectronics and Information Technology, Forum, Kista.
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Course description
The course aims at you who want to specialize in advanced
computer systems, in particular for parallel and distributed applications. It
is primarily intended for D students who follow the "kompetensinriktning
Datorsystem" and E students taking the "fördjupningsblock
Datorsystem", but other students from D and E can take it as
"valfri" ("övrigt valbar"). Also other students can take
the course, but only after having applied to EIT to follow the course and an
individual approval. The course is given by the IT departartment of KTH in Kista
This year the course is divided into two parts: Distributed algorithms and a Web-performance evaluation module.
Course Literature
Randy Chow and Theodore Johnson Distributed Operating Systems & Algorithms .Addison Wesley 1997. ISBN 0-201-49838-3.
Available at the bookstore in the electrum building
Course Staff
Luc Onana-Alima, email onana@it.kth.se,
phone 08-790 4126.
Rassul Ayani, email
rassul@it.kth.se, phone 08-790 4125.
Seif Haridi(course leader) ,
email seif@it.kth.se,
phone 070-512 1540.
Assistants
Zacharias El Banna, email zeb@sics.se, phone 08-633 15 71
Course Contents
The course consists of the following two modules:
- Distributed Algorithms.
14 Lectures (28h). Models of distributed computation. Synchronization and
election. Distributed agreement. Replicated data management. Checkpointing
and recovery.
Additionally there will also some papers about distributed algorithms to read and discuss:Please click here for more info on this - Performance evaluation of distributed systems : 12 lectures (24h) focusing on performance modeling, measurement metrics, discrete event simulation, stochastic simulation, trace-driven simulation, and performance analysis of WWW. Please click here for more info on this module
Electronic Means of Contact
The mailing list 2G1126@it.kth.se
will reach the students and the teachers of the course.
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Examination
5h theory exam (TEN 4p) covering distributed algorithms and cache coherence/consistency models (the course book). Signup, by email to onana@it.kth.se at least a week in advance, is mandatory.You are allowed to bring all the course material to the exam (i.e., "open book" exam).
Bonus points valid at the first exam will be given to students for reporting errors in the tutorials and for reporting assignments on time.
Project course for the distributed algorithms and simulation
part. Examination here consists of lab 1 (distributed algorithms papers) and lab 2 (web simulation).
Those correctly completing lab 1 before due date is awarded bonus points on the exam. Completing lab 2 before due dates is weighted into the final grade.
A pass on the course requires a pass on the written examination (TEN 4p), a pass on lab 1 and lab 2, giving a total of 10p for the whole course.
Theory exam: date and place
Date: 2003-06-02.Time: 9h - 14h
Room: 538 at the IT university, Isafjordsgatan 39 in Kista.
Old Exams
99-06-02 (gzipped postscript), and solutions (gzipped postscript).98-05-28 (gzipped postscript), and solutions (gzipped postscript).
98-08-24 (gzipped postscript), and solutions (gzipped postscript).
99-01-13 (gzipped
postscript), and solutions (gzipped
postscript).
Course Evaluation
There is a course inquiry (english). If you have taken the course this spring, please fill it out and return according to the instructions on it. Your feedback is most important and will help us give a better course next year.
Zacharias El Banna, zeb@sics.seLast updated: 2003-06-02