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An Introduction to Parallel Computing

Version 2.2

August 1995


Strategic Overview
Parallel Processing?
- Parallel Processing?
- Theoretical Parallelisation
- Granularity
- Load Balancing
- Message Passing
- Race Conditions
- Deadlock
Classification
- Flynn's Taxonomy
- SISD
- SIMD
- MIMD SM
- MIMD DM
- Flynn's Taxonomy
System Characteristics
- Network Characteristics
- Architecture Characteristics
- Architecture Details
Models and Languages
- Models
- Programming
- Language Types
- Language Developments
Decompositon
- Decompositon
- Sequential Job Farming
- Functional Decomposition
- Geometric Decomposition
- An Unbalanced Problem
- Data Decomposition
- Decomposition
Workstation Clusters
- Cluster definition
- BASIC SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
- LANGUAGES
- LIBRARIES
- LIBRARIES
- UTILITIES AND GUI LIBRARIES
- DEBUGGERS
- CLUSTER QUEUING SYSTEMS
HPC Training and Education

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