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    • Advanced Topics in Distributed Systems . CMPSC 271

    Covers the fundamental problems in distributed systems and the various tools used to solve them. Of primary interest is the issue of fault-tolerance. Topics include event ordering, clocks, global states, agreement, fault-tolerance, and peer-to-peer systems.

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    Prerequisites: cmpsc 170.

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    Amr El Abbadi
    4.3
    34 reviews
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    09:00 AM - 10:50 AM
    47 / 35 Full
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    4.3
    CS271 . 9 Years Ago

    Really good lectures

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    CS271 . 14 Years Ago

    I took up Prof. Abbadi's graduate course on Distributed Systems during winter 2011. I had great enthusiasm for the c ourse initially, but it turned out to be a super bummer. The coursework was pathetic. Too much theory and horrible choice of abstract research papers assigned for reading. His teaching was too abstract and the projects were a joke.

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    271 . 20 Years Ago

    friendly and tend to give difficult quizzes. those problems are very creative but too hard for many to complete in 30 minutes.

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    CS171 . 5 Months Ago

    Professor El Abbadi is a joy to have a class with. He genuinely cares about the material and is great at answering questions. His lectures are quite interesting, and the class is mainly project based which helps you learn. TAKE HIM IF YOU ARE ABLE!!!

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    CS171 . 6 Months Ago

    please please please take this class with Professor El Abbadi before he stops teaching it. It is incredibly clear how much he cares for his students and his material - the class is interesting, and you can expect fair (not too hard) items on his quizzes. He is passionate when teaching and responds very quickly on piazza. Great guy, great class!!!

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    CS171 . 6 Months Ago

    One of the top CS classes at UCSB. Assignments are fun, lectures are enjoyable, and midterm/final are replaced by quizzes.

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