Advances in High Performance Computing
By: edited by Lucio Grandinetti, Janusz Kowalik, Marian Vajtersic
Contributors: Kowalik, Janusz; Vajtersic, Marian
Series: NATO ASI Series, 3. High Technology -- 30; NATO ASI Series, 3. High Technology -- 30
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9789401063227; 9789401155144
Subjects: Mathematics; Computer network architectures; Computer science; Information theory
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on High Performance Computing: Technology and Applications, Cetraro, Italy, 24-26 June 1996
Description: The book discusses some key scientific and technological developments in high performance computing, identifies significant trends, and defines desirable research objectives. It covers general concepts and emerging systems, software technology, algorithms and applications. Coverage includes hardware, software tools, networks and numerical methods, new computer architectures, and a discussion of future trends. Beyond purely scientific/engineering computing, the book extends to coverage of enterprise-wide, commercial applications, including papers on performance and scalability of database servers and Oracle DBM systems. Audience: Most papers are research level, but some are suitable for computer literate managers and technicians, making the book useful to users of commercial parallel computers.
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