SIMULTANEOUS MULTIPROGRAMMING OF ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
Abstract
The main objective of this research is to study certain aspects of parallel processing, and in particular to make a preliminary estimate of the economic implications of parallel processing compared to serial processing. Parallel processing is defined as the simultaneous operation of two or more components of a system processing two or more different jobs. Serial processing is defined as operating a system upon one job at a time. The research was performed in four general phases: (1) a study of published research reports pertinent to parallel processing, (2) an analysis of five types of functioning (non-computer) parallel systems, (3) the development of the logical structure of an automatic process control system and a conceptual model of a parallel processor, and (4) computational simulations of the proposed parallel system to investigate its speed of operation relative to a modeled serial system. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0252957
Entities
People
- James Larrimore Mckenney
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles