Researchers hunt for weaknesses in large node-based systems. U.S. government computer scientists are studying how computer grids react to volatile conditions to understand how events such as virus ...

What is a distributed system? A distributed system is a collection of independent computers that appear to the user as a single coherent system. To accomplish a common objective, the computers in a ...

A distributed system is comprised of multiple computing devices interconnected with one another via a loosely-connected network. Almost all computing systems and applications today are distributed in ...

Computer networks and communication systems are interdisciplinary fields that require state-of-the-art engineering skills to meet the requirements of future technologies. Rapid growth in cloud ...

When building a web app in previous years, it was common to have a server in a centralised datacentre that would be able to run your application. As usage grew, you would address scalability ...