Distributed Computing and Client-Server

This book explores both the technical and management aspects of distributed computing focusing on interrelationships, interfaces, and integration. Comprehensive in scope, this practical reference covers the spectrum of topics integral to the development and management of distributed computing, including: the underlying technologies in distributed computing and the approaches used to develop/acquire, utilize, support, and manage these technologies...Ethernet, TCP/IP, SNA, LU6.2, FTP, NPS, Sockets, X25, and CSMA/CD...the role of open systems today and in the future, and the advantages and disadvantages of distributed computing over conventional centralized computing environments. A must have reference for any practitioner or manager involved with information technology (IT).