
Internet Computing
Principles of Distributed Systems and Emerging Internet-Based Technologies
Ali Sunyaev(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. February 2020
Book
Hardback
XVIII, 413 pages
978-3-030-34956-1 (ISBN)
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Description
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.
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.
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Edition
1st ed. 2020
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
94
94 s/w Abbildungen
XVIII, 413 p. 94 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
810 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-030-34956-1 (9783030349561)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-34957-8
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Principles of Distributed Systems and Emerging Internet-Based Technologies
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Person
Ali Sunyaev
is Director of the Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB) and a Professor of Computer Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His research interests are reliable and purposeful software and information systems within the scope of critical infrastructures, cloud computing services, distributed ledger technology / blockchain, information security solutions, auditing/certification of IT, and innovative health IT applications. His research work also accounts for the multifaceted use contexts of digital technologies with research on human behavior affecting IT applications and vice versa.
Content
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.