Parallel and Distributed Computing Applications examines various dimensions of paralleland distributed computing applications along with various computing algorithmsrequired for programming designs. It includes 4 sections, where section 1 and 2 arededicated towards parallel computing models and algorithms and various distributedcomputing systems and 3 and 4 sections talk about Software in Parallel and DistributedSystems and Applications of Distributed Computing. Provide the reader with the insightsinto the development of various computing applications, so as to understand fault tolerancemechanisms in distributed systems.