Inteet Computing: Principles of Distributed Systems and Emerging Inteet-Based Technologies

by: Ali Sunyaev (Author)

Publisher: Springer

Edition: Second Edition 2024

Publication Date: 2024/8/28

Language: English

Print Length: 412 pages

ISBN-10: 303161013X

ISBN-13: 9783031610134

Book Description

The 2nd edition of this well-established textbook introduces the reader to the fundamentals of contemporary and emerging technologies and services in Inteet computing. It covers essential concepts such as distributed systems architecture and web technologies, contemporary paradigms such as cloud, fog, and edge computing, the Inteet of things, and emerging technologies like distributed ledger technologies and the InterPlanetary File System. The book also highlights the interconnection and recombination of these Inteet-based technologies, which together form a critical information infrastructure with major impacts on individuals, organizations, govements, economies, and society as a whole.Intended as a textbook for upper undergraduate and graduate classes, it features a wealth of examples, leaing goals and summaries for every chapter, numerous recommendations for further reading, and questions for checking students’ comprehension. A dedicated author website offers additional teaching material and more elaborate examples. Accordingly, the book enables students and young professionals in IT-related fields to familiarize themselves with the Inteet’s basic mechanisms, and with the most promising Inteet-based technologies of our time.

About the Author

The 2nd edition of this well-established textbook introduces the reader to the fundamentals of contemporary and emerging technologies and services in Inteet computing. It covers essential concepts such as distributed systems architecture and web technologies, contemporary paradigms such as cloud, fog, and edge computing, the Inteet of things, and emerging technologies like distributed ledger technologies and the InterPlanetary File System. The book also highlights the interconnection and recombination of these Inteet-based technologies, which together form a critical information infrastructure with major impacts on individuals, organizations, govements, economies, and society as a whole.Intended as a textbook for upper undergraduate and graduate classes, it features a wealth of examples, leaing goals and summaries for every chapter, numerous recommendations for further reading, and questions for checking students’ comprehension. A dedicated author website offers additional teaching material and more elaborate examples. Accordingly, the book enables students and young professionals in IT-related fields to familiarize themselves with the Inteet’s basic mechanisms, and with the most promising Inteet-based technologies of our time.