Essential Computer Science: A Programmer’s Guide to Foundational Concepts

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5. Computer Networks and Distributed Systems

Paul D. Crutcher¹  , Neeraj Kumar Singh² and Peter Tiegs³

(1)

Welches, OR, USA

(2)

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

(3)

Hillsboro, OR, USA

 

So far, we have discussed the computer systems in isolation. Computers need to talk to each other to enable communication with other systems to enable higher-value services. When we talk about a set of computers communicating over a network, we are describing a distributed system. In this chapter, we will discuss how this happens.

History and Evolution of Networks and the Internet

Since the beginning ...