Chapter 7. Fundamentals of distributed systems

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Evolution of distributed systems for the workplace

7.3 Personal computing

7.4 Model and software architecture

7.5 Special characteristics of distributed systems

7.6 Time in distributed systems

7.7 Naming

7.8 Mobile users, computers and objects

7.9 Summary

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