Parallel computer architecture

Author: Chen Guoliang et al.
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
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Content Summary: This book focuses on contemporary scalable parallel computer system architectures, discussing the composition principles, structural characteristics, key technologies, performance analysis, design methods, and corresponding system examples of symmetric multiprocessing systems, massively parallel processing systems, cluster systems, and distributed shared memory systems from both hardware and software perspectives. The book consists of eight chapters, divided into three units: Unit I is the foundational part of parallel computer architecture, including Introduction (Chapter 1), Performance Evaluation (Chapter 2), and Interconnection Networks (Chapter 3); Unit II covers mainstream contemporary parallel computer systems, including Symmetric Multiprocessing Systems (Chapter 4), Massively Parallel Processing Systems (Chapter 5), and Cluster Systems (Chapter 6); Unit III delves deeper into parallel computer architecture, including Distributed Shared Memory Systems (Chapter 7) and Communication and Latency Issues in Parallel Computers (Chapter 8). The book is well-structured, concise, and reflects the latest achievements and development trends in this field. It serves as a teaching text for senior undergraduate and graduate students in computer science and related disciplines at universities, as well as a reference for researchers engaged in computer architecture studies.