A distributed ledger is a digital data system that is replicated, shared, and synchronized across multiple locations without the need for a central administrator. It relies on a peer-to-peer network and consensus algorithms to ensure reliability. The most well-known form of distributed ledger technology is blockchain, which can be used on public or private networks.
Carnegie Mellon University
Fall 2020
A course offering both theoretical understanding and practical experience in distributed systems. Key themes include concurrency, scheduling, network communication, and security. Real-world protocols and paradigms like distributed filesystems, RPC, MapReduce are studied. Course utilizes C and Go programming languages.
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