About the Book
        
        Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 257. Chapters: Applications of distributed computing, Distributed algorithms, Distributed computing architecture, Distributed computing conferences, Distributed computing problems, Distributed computing projects, Researchers in distributed computing, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Supercomputer, Client-server model, Streaming media, Multitier architecture, Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search, Render farm, Distributed database, Deadlock, Parasitic computing, Distributed Proofreaders, Seventeen or Bust, Parallel algorithm, Commitment ordering, Folding@home, Serializability, Rosetta@home, Paxos, Operational transformation, Storm botnet, World Community Grid, OpenStreetMap, Data center, Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol, Comparison of video hosting services, SETI@home, List of distributed computing projects, State machine replication, MongoDB, MapReduce, Vectorization, Srizbi botnet, Distributed control system, Live distributed object, Distributed social network, RM-ODP, Uzi Vishkin, Tuple space, Content delivery network, CouchDB, Scalability, Race condition, List of important publications in concurrent, parallel, and distributed computing, Dynamic infrastructure, Self-stabilization, Quantum Byzantine agreement, Autonomic Computing, Comparison of streaming media systems, Message passing, Distributed.net, Google Toolbar, Atomic commit, Grid.org, Leslie Lamport, Byzantine fault tolerance, Michael J. Fischer, ETICS, Ibercivis, Two Generals' Problem, High level architecture, Explicit multi-threading, Distributed lock manager, List of distributed computing conferences, Consensus, Multi-master replication, Ignacio M. Llorente, IBZL, Mariposa botnet, Robert G. Gallager, Transformational Satellite Communications System, Volunteer computing, P2PTV, Hector, George Varghese, Federated search, Utility computing, Parallel rendering, Symposium on Principl...