Distributed Information Resources, Volume 48 (Advances in Computers)
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: September 3, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780120121489
Subjects: General Theory of Computing; c 1990 to c 2000; Technology & Industrial Arts; Computer Science (General); Computers; Computer Books: General; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic; Programming - Software Development; Computers / Programming / Software Development; Computers-Programming - Software Development; Technology / Engineering / Electrical; Computer Science
First sentence: Distributed computing helps improve application performance through multi-processing; reliability and availability through replication; scalability, extensibility, and portability through modularity; and cost effectiveness though resources sharing and open systems.