The work program is developed in accordance with the state educational standards of higher professional education in the direction of training of a graduate 654600 - "Computer Science and Computer Engineering" (specialty 220100 - "Computers, Complexes, systems and networks" , Specialization 220103 - ''PVM and networks. Organization and maintenance') and direction of bachelor's training 552800. The methodological collection contains a work program, a thematic plan of lectures, a list of laboratory works, the main and additional bibliographic list, tasks for control works and a course project, as well as methodological instructions for their implementation. The program reveals