Comparing shared and distributed memory computers (Q1111367)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4076594
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    Comparing shared and distributed memory computers
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4076594

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      Comparing shared and distributed memory computers (English)
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      This tutorial paper compares shared and global memory MIMD-computers. The butterfly, the hypercube and the transputer are briefly described. Programming models for these machines are discussed and software issues concerning synchronization and communication are addressed. A short description of several operating systems for MIMD-machines follows.
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      multiprocessor
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      MIMD-computers
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      Programming models
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      operating systems
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