title: Distributed Computing: Fundamentals, Simulations, and Advanced Topics
author:  Hagit Attiya 
description: "This is a second edition of a well-received graduate coursetextbook dealing with the important field of distributedcomputing." (<i>Computing Reviews.com</i>, May 10, 2006)
zlib_text: © Senthil Kumaran S. 2017
  
  Senthil Kumaran S.Practical LXC and
  LXD[https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3024-4_1](A441185_1_En_1_Chapter.html)
  
  # 1\. Introduction to Linux Containers
  
  Senthil Kumaran S.1
  
  (1)
  
  Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  
  Computer science is a field that keeps evolving at a very fast pace, requiring
  everyone in this industry to keep up to date on the latest technological
  advancements. In recent history, this industry has welcomed new technologies
  such as distributed computing, parallel processing, virtualization, cloud
  computing, and, most recently, the Internet of Things (IoT). Each technology
  paves the way for the next and helps to build a strong foundation for others.
  For example, virtualization revolutionized and built the basis for cloud
  computing. It has been common practice to use computers with maximum resource
  utilization from the beginning when computers were invented, whether via time
  sharing, multitasking, or the recent virtualization trends.
  
  Since the early 