Scalable parallel computing : technology, architecture, programming
Material type: TextPublication details: Boston : WCB/McGraw-Hill, c1998Description: xxiv, 802 p. : illustrationsISBN: 0070317984; 9780070317987Subject(s): Parallel processing (Electronic computers) | Computer architecture | Computer networksDDC classification: 004.358 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access onlineItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Included Index.
pt. I. Scalability and Clustering. Ch. 1. Scalable Computer Platforms and Models. Ch. 2. Basics of Parallel Programming. Ch. 3. Performance Metrics and Benchmarks --
pt. II. Enabling Technologies. Ch. 4. Microprocessors as Building Blocks. Ch. 5. Distributed Memory and Latency Tolerance. Ch. 6. System Interconnects and Gigabit Networks. Ch. 7. Threading, Synchronization, and Communication --
pt. III. Systems Architecture. Ch. 8. Symmetric and CC-NUMA Multiprocessors. Ch. 9. Support of Clustering and Availability. Ch. 10. Clusters of Servers and Workstations. Ch. 11. MPP Architecture and Performance --
pt. IV. Parallel Programming. Ch. 12. Parallel Paradigms and Programming Models. Ch. 13. Message-Passing Programming.
This comprehensive reference from distinguished authors covers the principles, technology, architecture, and programming issues in parallel and distributed computing. From the essential enabling technologies to modern SMP and NUMA multi-processor clusters, it's all here for computer scientists and engineers.
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