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Book Title: Principles Of Distributed Systems
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.2in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Vijay K. Garg
Publication Name: Principles of Distributed Systems
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Springer
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.9 Oz
Number of Pages: Xviii, 254 Pages
