Course Code
INF770

Course Name
Reliable Systems

Credits
7.50

Prerequisites

Equivalent to requirements for acceptance to the Master`s degree programme

Semester



Offered on an irregular basis.

Location
Molde

Language Instruction
Norwegian or english.

Language Assignments and Evaluation
Norwegian or english.

Language Literature
English

Instruction
Supervised self-study

Mandatory Assignments
Exercises that must be submitted by a specified date.

Evaluation
All exercises (1/3), 2 hr written midsemester examination(1/3) and 2 hr written final examination(1/3).

Grades
Letter (A - F)

Learning outcome

The course gives an introduction to techniques for buildind reliable distributed systems with focus on ensuring availability to services.

Content

• Risk assesments for net based services.
• Service availability techniques including load balancing, fail-over and various transaction models.
• Basic models for reliable distributed systems including models for serial, parallel and combined systems.