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Internet Computing : Principles of Distributed Systems and Emerging Internet-Based Technologies / by Ali Sunyaev.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sunyaev, Ali, author.
- Series:
- Computer Science (Springer-11645)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Application software.
- Management information systems.
- Computer networks.
- Software engineering.
- Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).
- Business IT Infrastructure.
- Computer Communication Networks.
- Software Engineering.
- Local Subjects:
- Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).
- Business IT Infrastructure.
- Computer Communication Networks.
- Software Engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XVIII, 413 pages) : 94 illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition 2020.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This book introduces the reader to the fundamentals of contemporary, emerging and future technologies and services in Internet computing. It covers essential concepts such as distributed systems architectures and web technologies, contemporary paradigms such as cloud computing and the Internet of things, and emerging technologies like distributed ledger technologies and fog computing. The book also highlights the interconnection and recombination of these Internet-based technologies, which together form a critical information infrastructure with major impacts on individuals, organizations, governments, economies, and society as a whole. Intended as a textbook for upper undergraduate and graduate classes, it features a wealth of examples, learning 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 Internet's basic mechanisms, and with the most promising Internet-based technologies of our time.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction to Internet Computing
- 2 Information Systems Architecture
- 3 Design of Good Information Systems Architectures
- 4 Internet Architectures
- 5 Middleware
- 6 Web services
- 7 Cloud Computing
- 8 Fog and Edge Computing
- 9 Distributed Ledger Technology
- 10 The Internet of Things
- 11 Critical Information Infrastructures
- 12 Emerging Technologies
- Glossary.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-030-34957-8
- 9783030349578
- 9783030349561
- 9783030349585
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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