Summer 2005 - CS 438/631/731 Distributed Computing
Midterm Exam Topics

The following sections from the text book will be included for the midterm exam. The exam will be for 100 points and the exam will involve lot of descriptive answers and some problems to test your understanding of some of the key algorithms discussed in class. So be prepare to write for two hours. Graduate students will have an additional question for 10 points. The exam will be closed book and notes.

Chapter 1 - All sections

Chapter 2 - All sections except sections
     2.2.4 Example: DCE RPC
     2.3.5 Example 1: DCE Remote Objects
     2.5.2 Streams and Quality of Service
     2.5.3 Stream Synchronization

You must also review the materials on Java RMI from the online tutorial.

Chapter 3 - All sections except sections
     3.4.4 Example: D'Agents
     3.5 Software Agents (complete section)

Chapter 5 - All sections

Chapter 4 - All sections