Introduction.
Project
The aim of the labs this week is to allow you to do a project that will illustrate some fundamental concepts you have or should have learned in this course. As in the previous exercise this is a team effort. You can work with the same group.
The role of each member of the team should be clearly indicated in your report.
You will not present your work. We do not have the time to do it but your report should be done in such a way that a reader unfamiliar with your work will understand and will be able to appreciate your work.
Selection of an appropriate topic.
The only requirement to select your topic: You must be able to link it to the course on Distributed Systems, any aspects of this course. The course covers almost if not all aspect of computer science you should not have any difficulty to find a subject. Nevertheless it is important that you indicate what aspects of DS you are investigating.
One popular choice is a three-tier client -server application. This is not the only choice by far.
Your time is limited. Therefore choose something that can be done in the period of time allowed. It is better to do something simple that works then a complicated systems that does not work.
Requirements for the report.
1. A title for your project
2. The names and student number of the member of the team
3. A section describing the content of your report
4. An introduction describing what you are planning to do and what you have achieved 5. Description of the responsabilities of each member of the team
6. Description of your system and its functionalities
7. Your design
8.Remarks concerning its implementation
9.Complete description of its interface and the instructions to use it
10. Samples of runs describing the different features of your system
11. A conclusion
The code should be included separately from the report. I must be able to run your programs with your code and instructions.
Final remarks:
Some discussions will take place or have taken place in class. Please review this information if you have difficulty in finding a topic for your project. Examples of a possible topics can be found in the course notes. If you have any question please come and ask your professor or assistants. We are here to help you and make this project a positive learning experience for you.
Good luck.