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020 _a0070317984
020 _a9780070317987
082 0 0 _a004.358
_bHWA
100 1 _aHwang, Kai.
245 1 0 _aScalable parallel computing : technology, architecture, programming
260 _aBoston :
_bWCB/McGraw-Hill,
_cc1998.
300 _axxiv, 802 p. :
_billustrations ;
500 _aIncluded Index.
505 _apt. 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.
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aParallel processing (Electronic computers)
650 0 _aComputer architecture.
650 0 _aComputer networks.
700 1 _aXu, Zhiwei.
856 4 2 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh023/97041663.html
856 4 1 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh022/97041663.html
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