Encyclopedia Of Parallel Computing

Author : David Padua
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 2211 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780387097664

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Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing by David Padua Pdf

Containing over 300 entries in an A-Z format, the Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing provides easy, intuitive access to relevant information for professionals and researchers seeking access to any aspect within the broad field of parallel computing. Topics for this comprehensive reference were selected, written, and peer-reviewed by an international pool of distinguished researchers in the field. The Encyclopedia is broad in scope, covering machine organization, programming languages, algorithms, and applications. Within each area, concepts, designs, and specific implementations are presented. The highly-structured essays in this work comprise synonyms, a definition and discussion of the topic, bibliographies, and links to related literature. Extensive cross-references to other entries within the Encyclopedia support efficient, user-friendly searchers for immediate access to useful information. Key concepts presented in the Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing include; laws and metrics; specific numerical and non-numerical algorithms; asynchronous algorithms; libraries of subroutines; benchmark suites; applications; sequential consistency and cache coherency; machine classes such as clusters, shared-memory multiprocessors, special-purpose machines and dataflow machines; specific machines such as Cray supercomputers, IBM’s cell processor and Intel’s multicore machines; race detection and auto parallelization; parallel programming languages, synchronization primitives, collective operations, message passing libraries, checkpointing, and operating systems. Topics covered: Speedup, Efficiency, Isoefficiency, Redundancy, Amdahls law, Computer Architecture Concepts, Parallel Machine Designs, Benmarks, Parallel Programming concepts & design, Algorithms, Parallel applications. This authoritative reference will be published in two formats: print and online. The online edition features hyperlinks to cross-references and to additional significant research. Related Subjects: supercomputing, high-performance computing, distributed computing

Author : Robert Kuhn,David Padua
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781681739762

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Parallel Processing, 1980 to 2020 by Robert Kuhn,David Padua Pdf

This historical survey of parallel processing from 1980 to 2020 is a follow-up to the authors’ 1981 Tutorial on Parallel Processing, which covered the state of the art in hardware, programming languages, and applications. Here, we cover the evolution of the field since 1980 in: parallel computers, ranging from the Cyber 205 to clusters now approaching an exaflop, to multicore microprocessors, and Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) in commodity personal devices; parallel programming notations such as OpenMP, MPI message passing, and CUDA streaming notation; and seven parallel applications, such as finite element analysis and computer vision. Some things that looked like they would be major trends in 1981, such as big Single Instruction Multiple Data arrays disappeared for some time but have been revived recently in deep neural network processors. There are now major trends that did not exist in 1980, such as GPUs, distributed memory machines, and parallel processing in nearly every commodity device. This book is intended for those that already have some knowledge of parallel processing today and want to learn about the history of the three areas. In parallel hardware, every major parallel architecture type from 1980 has scaled-up in performance and scaled-out into commodity microprocessors and GPUs, so that every personal and embedded device is a parallel processor. There has been a confluence of parallel architecture types into hybrid parallel systems. Much of the impetus for change has been Moore’s Law, but as clock speed increases have stopped and feature size decreases have slowed down, there has been increased demand on parallel processing to continue performance gains. In programming notations and compilers, we observe that the roots of today’s programming notations existed before 1980. And that, through a great deal of research, the most widely used programming notations today, although the result of much broadening of these roots, remain close to target system architectures allowing the programmer to almost explicitly use the target’s parallelism to the best of their ability. The parallel versions of applications directly or indirectly impact nearly everyone, computer expert or not, and parallelism has brought about major breakthroughs in numerous application areas. Seven parallel applications are studied in this book.

Author : David Padua
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 2211 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780387097657

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Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing by David Padua Pdf

Containing over 300 entries in an A-Z format, the Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing provides easy, intuitive access to relevant information for professionals and researchers seeking access to any aspect within the broad field of parallel computing. Topics for this comprehensive reference were selected, written, and peer-reviewed by an international pool of distinguished researchers in the field. The Encyclopedia is broad in scope, covering machine organization, programming languages, algorithms, and applications. Within each area, concepts, designs, and specific implementations are presented. The highly-structured essays in this work comprise synonyms, a definition and discussion of the topic, bibliographies, and links to related literature. Extensive cross-references to other entries within the Encyclopedia support efficient, user-friendly searchers for immediate access to useful information. Key concepts presented in the Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing include; laws and metrics; specific numerical and non-numerical algorithms; asynchronous algorithms; libraries of subroutines; benchmark suites; applications; sequential consistency and cache coherency; machine classes such as clusters, shared-memory multiprocessors, special-purpose machines and dataflow machines; specific machines such as Cray supercomputers, IBM’s cell processor and Intel’s multicore machines; race detection and auto parallelization; parallel programming languages, synchronization primitives, collective operations, message passing libraries, checkpointing, and operating systems. Topics covered: Speedup, Efficiency, Isoefficiency, Redundancy, Amdahls law, Computer Architecture Concepts, Parallel Machine Designs, Benmarks, Parallel Programming concepts & design, Algorithms, Parallel applications. This authoritative reference will be published in two formats: print and online. The online edition features hyperlinks to cross-references and to additional significant research. Related Subjects: supercomputing, high-performance computing, distributed computing

Author : Allen Kent,James G. Williams
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1993-11-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0824727118

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Encyclopedia of Microcomputers by Allen Kent,James G. Williams Pdf

"The Encyclopedia of Microcomputers serves as the ideal companion reference to the popular Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology. Now in its 10th year of publication, this timely reference work details the broad spectrum of microcomputer technology, including microcomputer history; explains and illustrates the use of microcomputers throughout academe, business, government, and society in general; and assesses the future impact of this rapidly changing technology."

Author : Allen Kent,James G. Williams
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0824722965

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Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, Volume 43 by Allen Kent,James G. Williams Pdf

This 43rd volume asseses the value of EDI to using workstations as building blocks for parallel computing.

Author : M. R. Bhujade
Publisher : New Age International
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Computer systems
ISBN : 9788122423877

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Parallel Computing by M. R. Bhujade Pdf

Author : L. Ridgway Scott,Terry Clark,Babak Bagheri
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780691227658

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Scientific Parallel Computing by L. Ridgway Scott,Terry Clark,Babak Bagheri Pdf

What does Google's management of billions of Web pages have in common with analysis of a genome with billions of nucleotides? Both apply methods that coordinate many processors to accomplish a single task. From mining genomes to the World Wide Web, from modeling financial markets to global weather patterns, parallel computing enables computations that would otherwise be impractical if not impossible with sequential approaches alone. Its fundamental role as an enabler of simulations and data analysis continues an advance in a wide range of application areas. Scientific Parallel Computing is the first textbook to integrate all the fundamentals of parallel computing in a single volume while also providing a basis for a deeper understanding of the subject. Designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in the sciences and in engineering, computer science, and mathematics, it focuses on the three key areas of algorithms, architecture, languages, and their crucial synthesis in performance. The book's computational examples, whose math prerequisites are not beyond the level of advanced calculus, derive from a breadth of topics in scientific and engineering simulation and data analysis. The programming exercises presented early in the book are designed to bring students up to speed quickly, while the book later develops projects challenging enough to guide students toward research questions in the field. The new paradigm of cluster computing is fully addressed. A supporting web site provides access to all the codes and software mentioned in the book, and offers topical information on popular parallel computing systems. Integrates all the fundamentals of parallel computing essential for today's high-performance requirements Ideal for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in the sciences and in engineering, computer science, and mathematics Extensive programming and theoretical exercises enable students to write parallel codes quickly More challenging projects later in the book introduce research questions New paradigm of cluster computing fully addressed Supporting web site provides access to all the codes and software mentioned in the book

Author : Thomas Rauber,Gudula Rünger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642378010

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Parallel Programming by Thomas Rauber,Gudula Rünger Pdf

Innovations in hardware architecture, like hyper-threading or multicore processors, mean that parallel computing resources are available for inexpensive desktop computers. In only a few years, many standard software products will be based on concepts of parallel programming implemented on such hardware, and the range of applications will be much broader than that of scientific computing, up to now the main application area for parallel computing. Rauber and Rünger take up these recent developments in processor architecture by giving detailed descriptions of parallel programming techniques that are necessary for developing efficient programs for multicore processors as well as for parallel cluster systems and supercomputers. Their book is structured in three main parts, covering all areas of parallel computing: the architecture of parallel systems, parallel programming models and environments, and the implementation of efficient application algorithms. The emphasis lies on parallel programming techniques needed for different architectures. For this second edition, all chapters have been carefully revised. The chapter on architecture of parallel systems has been updated considerably, with a greater emphasis on the architecture of multicore systems and adding new material on the latest developments in computer architecture. Lastly, a completely new chapter on general-purpose GPUs and the corresponding programming techniques has been added. The main goal of the book is to present parallel programming techniques that can be used in many situations for a broad range of application areas and which enable the reader to develop correct and efficient parallel programs. Many examples and exercises are provided to show how to apply the techniques. The book can be used as both a textbook for students and a reference book for professionals. The material presented has been used for courses in parallel programming at different universities for many years.

Author : V. Rajaraman
Publisher : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Parallel computers
ISBN : 8120306384

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Elements of Parallel Computing by V. Rajaraman Pdf

Author : Arthur Trew,Greg Wilson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781447118428

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Past, Present, Parallel by Arthur Trew,Greg Wilson Pdf

Past, Present, Parallel is a survey of the current state of the parallel processing industry. In the early 1980s, parallel computers were generally regarded as academic curiosities whose natural environment was the research laboratory. Today, parallelism is being used by every major computer manufacturer, although in very different ways, to produce increasingly powerful and cost-effec- tive machines. The first chapter introduces the basic concepts of parallel computing; the subsequent chapters cover different forms of parallelism, including descriptions of vector supercomputers, SIMD computers, shared memory multiprocessors, hypercubes, and transputer-based machines. Each section concentrates on a different manufacturer, detailing its history and company profile, the machines it currently produces, the software environments it supports, the market segment it is targetting, and its future plans. Supplementary chapters describe some of the companies which have been unsuccessful, and discuss a number of the common software systems which have been developed to make parallel computers more usable. The appendices describe the technologies which underpin parallelism. Past, Present, Parallel is an invaluable reference work, providing up-to-date material for commercial computer users and manufacturers, and for researchers and postgraduate students with an interest in parallel computing.

Author : Christian Bischof
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781586037963

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Parallel Computing by Christian Bischof Pdf

ParCo2007 marks a quarter of a century of the international conferences on parallel computing that started in Berlin in 1983. The aim of the conference is to give an overview of the developments, applications and future trends in high-performance computing for various platforms.

Author : Zbigniew J. Czech
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781107174399

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Introduction to Parallel Computing by Zbigniew J. Czech Pdf

A comprehensive guide for students and practitioners to parallel computing models, processes, metrics, and implementation in MPI and OpenMP.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781783261284

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Parallel Computing by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wesley P. Petersen,Peter Arbenz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780198515760

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Introduction to Parallel Computing by Wesley P. Petersen,Peter Arbenz Pdf

This is a practical student guide to scientific computing on parallel computers, working up from a hardware instruction level, to shared memory machines, and finally to distributed memory machines.

Author : S. Lakshmivarahan,Sudarshan K. Dhall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994-07-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0195358473

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Parallel Computing Using the Prefix Problem by S. Lakshmivarahan,Sudarshan K. Dhall Pdf

The prefix operation on a set of data is one of the simplest and most useful building blocks in parallel algorithms. This introduction to those aspects of parallel programming and parallel algorithms that relate to the prefix problem emphasizes its use in a broad range of familiar and important problems. The book illustrates how the prefix operation approach to parallel computing leads to fast and efficient solutions to many different kinds of problems. Students, teachers, programmers, and computer scientists will want to read this clear exposition of an important approach.