This textbook provides a practical perspective on autonomic computing. Through the combined use of examples and hands-on projects, the book enables the reader to rapidly gain an understanding of the theories, models, design principles and challenges of this subject while building upon their current knowledge. Features: provides a structured and comprehensive introduction to autonomic computing with a software engineering perspective; supported by a downloadable learning environment and source code that allows students to develop, execute, and test autonomic applications at an associated website; presents the latest information on techniques implementing self-monitoring, self-knowledge, decision-making and self-adaptation; discusses the challenges to evaluating an autonomic system, aiding the reader in designing tests and metrics that can be used to compare systems; reviews the most relevant sources of inspiration for autonomic computing, with pointers towards more extensive specialty literature.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781447150060
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-4471-5006-0
- Verlag: Springer
- Erscheinungstermin: 28.05.2013
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 2013
- Serie: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 4628 g
- Seiten: 288
- Format (B x H x T): 155 x 235 x 17 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt