The Sourcebook of Parallel Computing (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design)
Contributors: Jack Dongarra (Editor); Ian Foster (Editor); Geoffrey C. Fox (Editor); William Gropp (Editor); Ken Kennedy (Editor); Linda Torczon (Editor); Andy White (Editor)
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Published: November 11, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 842
ISBN-13: 9781558608719
Subjects: Parallel Processing; Computer Architecture - General; Parallel processing (Electronic computers); Computers; Computers - Languages / Programming; Data Processing - Parallel Processing; Computer Books: Languages; Programming - General; Computers / Computer Architecture; Parallel processing (Electroni; Programming - Parallel Programming
First sentence: Parallel computing is more than just a strategy for achieving high performance-it is a compelling vision for how computation can seamlessly scale from a single processor to virtually limitless computing power.