We survey parallel programming models and languages using six criteria to assess their
suitability for realistic portable parallel programming. We argue that an ideal model should …

The success of the von Neumann model of sequential computation is attributable to the fact
that it is an efficient bridge between software and hardware: high-level languages can be …

One of the greatest challenges faced by designers of digital systems is optimizing the
communication and interconnection between system components. Interconnection networks …

Busy-wait techniques are heavily used for mutual exclusion and barrier synchronization in
shared-memory parallel programs. Unfortunately, typical implementations of busy-waiting …

The most exciting development in parallel computer architecture is the convergence of
traditionally disparate approaches on a common machine structure. This book explains the …

Innovations in hardware architecture, such as hyper-threading or multicore processors,
make parallel computing resources available for computer systems in different areas …

The n-dimensional hypercube is a highly concurrent loosely coupled multiprocessor based
on the binary n-cube topology. Machines based on the hypercube topology have been …

Course Syllabus Course Title: Advanced Computer Architecture Page 1 Page 1 of 5
Philadelphia University Faculty of Information Technology Department of Computer Science …

The advent of very large scale integrated circuit technology has enabled the construction of
very complex and large interconnection networks. By most accounts, the next generation of …

Multilisp is a version of the Lisp dialect Scheme extended with constructs for parallel
execution. Like Scheme, Multilisp is oriented toward symbolic computation. Unlike some …