Introduction to Distributed and Parallel Processing
Published on 1. July 1987
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-0-632-01745-4 (ISBN)
Description
The aim of this book is to introduce the reader to the concepts behind the general area of computer science known as distributed and parallel processing. Experience of using a variety of computer systems and languages, and a basic understanding of the functioning of computers is assumed. The book is intended for undergraduate computer science courses, and may be of interest to students studying electrical engineering, electronics and microprocessors. It also serves as an introduction to the topic for postgraduates and interested computer professionals not already working in the area.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
76 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-01745-4 (9780632017454)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Parallel computers: Parallelism and interaction; A brief history of parallelism; Parallel architectures. Distributed systems: Fully distributed processing systems; Networks and interconnection structures; Designing a distributed processing system. Programming for distributed and parallel processing: Compiling programs for parallel execution; Programming for array processors; Programming with shared memory; Communicating sequential processors and occam. Future computer architectures: Data flow computing; The functional approach; The connection machine.