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Introduction gives you a smooth introduction to the world of distributed computing, with a complete description, a brief overview of its applications, its advantages, its disadvantages, and alternatives.

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InsideDC includes a range of technical articles regarding computer networking basics, how computers communicate, and how it all applies to distributed computing.

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application layers
types of networks
network communication
network software

middleware
dc communication
parallel processing

RealWorld features projects that have used distributed computing in the real world, from searching the sky for space aliens to finding new prime numbers.

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SETI@home
RC5-64
mersenne prime search
golomb rulers
commercial dc
content delivery
dc in mathematics
new dc projects

DCHistory has a timeline of important dates of events related to distributed computing and computer networking in general.

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