Peer-to-Peer Computing: Building Supercomputers With Web Technologies

Alfred Wai-Sing Loo

ISBN 10: 1846283817 / ISBN 13: 9781846283819

Published by Springer-Verlag New York Inc, 2006

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1st edition. 268 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peer-to-Peer Computing: Building Supercomputers With Web Technologies
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846283817
• ISBN 13: 9781846283819
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

The Client/Server architecture for computing systems was first proposed in the late 1980s as an alternative to conventional mainframes. Processing in the mainframe quickly becomes a bottleneck in any system. Client/server models shift the processing burden to the client computer. Through workload sharing, client/server systems can improve efficiency while reducing costs.

Companies are again searching for ways to improve their processing power without further investment in new hardware and software. Many client computers are idle most of the time, and have unused disk space. The next logical step is to maximise the use of these computers. The peer-to-peer (P2P) model is the answer.

A new and simple peer-to-peer model will be introduced in this book, which will teach readers to install peer-to-peer systems in which users can share their computing power. The target readers are those who have basic Java knowledge and are interested in building (or testing the performance of) peer-to-peer systems.

About the Author

Dr. Alfred Loo is at the Department of Computing and Decision Sciences, Lingnan University in Hong Kong. Before he became an academic, Alfred had more than 10 years working experience in developing, maintaining and managing computer systems for shipping companies, factories, and various organizations in banking and finance. He has published 30 computer related books in Chinese and English. He is also the author of over a hundred articles in journals, proceedings, book chapters, newspapers and trade magazines. He is a Chartered Scientist (CSci), Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Mathematician (CMath) and Chartered Information Technology Professional (CITP) of the United Kingdom. His research interests are in the areas of Distributed Computing, Wireless Security and Mobile Forensics.