This document is a presentation about distributed systems by Paulo Gandra de Sousa for their Master's degree program at DEI/ISEP. It introduces the topic of distributed systems, defining them and discussing their characterization including motivations, pros and cons, and issues. The presentation also acknowledges sources that parts of the content are drawn from.

1. Distributed Systems
Development
Paulo Gandra de Sousa
psousa@dei.isep.ipp.pt
MSc in Computer Engineering
DEI/ISEP

2. Programação de
Sistemas
Distribuidos
Paulo Gandra de Sousa
psousa@dei.isep.ipp.pt
Mestrado em Engenharia Informática
DEI/ISEP

3. Disclaimer
 Parts of this presentation are from:
 Tannembaum
 Coulouris
 Marta Kwiatkowska (06-06798)
 Ciarán O’Leary (DT249-4)
 Scott Shenker and Doug Terry (CS 294)
 Daniel Ortiz-Arroyo (DE7)
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ISEP/IPP