Shared Versus Distributed Memory Multiprocessors

Abstract

The question of whether multiprocessors should have shared or distributed memory has attracted a great deal of attention. Some researchers argue strongly for building distributed memory machines, while others argue just as strongly for programming shared memory multiprocessors. A great deal of research is underway on both types of parallel systems. This paper puts special emphasis on systems with a very large number of processors for computation intensive tasks and considers research and implementation trends. It appears that the two types of system will likely converge to a common form for large scale multiprocessors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA232790

Entities

People

  • Harry F. Jordan

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Data Transmission
  • Instruction Set Architecture
  • Lepidoptera
  • Multiprocessors
  • Multiprogramming
  • Operating Systems
  • Parallel Computing
  • Parallel Processing
  • Parallel Processors

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  • Engineering

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  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Database Systems and Applications