Parallel and Distributed Computing - A Survey of Models, Paradigms and Approaches

Parallele und verteilte Anwendungen: Dieses Buch gibt einen Überblick über die verschiedenenen gängigen methodischen Ansätze. Zur Einführung werden die theoretischen Grundlagen in knapper Form abgehandelt. Sie lernen, welche logischen Unterschiede zwischen einzelnen Methoden zum Aufbau paralleler Systeme bestehen. Der Stoff wird auf abstraktem Niveau vermittelt, unabhängig von Plattform und Programmiersprache. Alle wichtigen Einsatzfelder paralleler und verteilter Anwendungen werden dabei berücksichtigt.

List of contents

Architectures.
 
Data Parallelism.
 
Shared-Memory Programming.
 
Message Passing.
 
Client/Server Computing.
 
Code Mobility.
 
Coordination Models.
 
Object-Oriented Models.
 
High-Level Programming Models.
 
Abstract Models.
 
Final Comparison.
 
References.
 
Index.

About the author

CLAUDIA LEOPOLD, PhD, received her doctorate from Humboldt-Universitat in Berlin and is now in the Computer Science Department at Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat in Jena, Germany. She has published several significant papers in the field of parallel and distributed computing.

Summary

Focuses on the area of parallel and distributed computing, and considers the diverse approaches. Covering a comprehensive set of models and paradigms, this book serves as both an introduction and a survey. It is suitable for students and can be used as a foundation for parallel and distributed computing courses.

Additional text

"an excellent introduction to the field of parallel computing .." (CVu - Jnl of the Association C & C++ Users, February 2002)

Report

"A supplemental text providing a framework within which individual topics can be elaborated on in...courses...or a survey that researchers can consult before choosing a set of models and paradigms for the overlapping approaches to programming." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)
"an excellent introduction to the field of parallel computing .." (CVu - Jnl of the Association C & C++ Users, February 2002)

Product details

• Authors: Leopold, C Leopold, Claudia Leopold, Claudia (Friedrich Schiller University Leopold
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2000
• EAN: 9780471358312
• ISBN: 978-0-471-35831-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing; Wiley Series on Parallel and D; Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Subjects: Guides; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Informatik, computer science, Parallelverarbeitung, verteiltes System, Paralleles u. Verteiltes Rechnen, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Verteilte Verarbeitung, Parallelrechner