Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2011)

Containing over 300 entries in an A-Z format, the "Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing" provides easy, intuitive access to relevant information for professionals and researchersseeking 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

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