Teaching grid computing: Topics, exercises, and experiences

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-9

  Mache, Jens ^a   Apon, Amy ^b  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer science education; Globus toolkit; Grid computing; Grid programming; High performance computing; Network programming; Security; Web services

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; DATA REDUCTION; TEACHING; WEB SERVICES;

COURSE MATERIAL; GRID PROGRAMMING; GRID PROTOCOLS; RESEARCH-ORIENTED LITERATURE;

GRID COMPUTING;

EID: 33947390846     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2006.890543     Document Type: Article

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