Blockchain Consensus - An Introduction to Classical, Blockchain, and Quantum Consensus Protocols

Chapter 1:  Introduction

Chapter Goal: to introduce distributed computing concepts, models and relevant concepts

No of pages - 30

1.      Introduction 1.1.   What is distributed computing 1.1.1.Characteristics (collection, coherent, same task, consists of nodes etc) 1.2.   Distributed algorithms 1.3.   Elements of distributed computing  1.4.   computational (system) model 1.5.   Space / time diagram 1.6.   Time, clocks and order 1.7.   Broadcast ordering 1.8.   types 1.8.1.1.Message passing 1.8.1.2.Shared memory 1.9.   Synchrony / timing 1.10.                    Adversary model 1.11.                    Faults 1.11.1.Process / program faults 1.1