Department of Physics

18205  Internet Applications   

Course Webpage: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/D245/ 

Course Content

• Architecture of the World Wide Web (WWW). HTTP protocol (headers, connection management, connection to transport protocols). Clock.
• WWW caching technology (replacement, consistency). Collaborative caching (architectures, protocols).
• Content prefetching. Content distribution networks (architectures, protocols).
• Structure/operation of servers.
• Peer-to-peer networks (architectures, protocols). Dynamic content disposition.
• Server communication gateway technology. Memory management problem. Safety mechanisms.
• Application servers. WebSockets Architecture.
• Dynamic Content Delivery via Distribution Networks - Edge Computing. Web Metrics.