Parallel and Distributed Programming Using C++

"The idea that you should really indicate the exact values of any physical quantity — temperature, density, potential field strength or whatever is a...

All of this changes in the world of parallel programming. In this world, multiple instructions can execute at the same instant. A single instruction might...

If a program has routines that can execute in parallel, and these routines share any files, devices, or memory locations, then several coordination issues are...

When multiple processors are cooperating to provide the solution to some problem, what happens if one or more of the processors fail? Should the program...

There is a point where the overhead in managing multiple processors outweighs the speedup and other advantages gained from parallelization. The old adage "you can...

There are many software architectures that support concurrency. The correct architecture needs to be matched with the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) of a piece of...

When testing a sequential program the developer can trace the logic of a program in a step-by-step manner. If the developer starts with the same...

There is also the challenge of how to accurately capture a parallel or distributed design in documentation. We must be able to describe the work...

Parallel and distributed programming present challenges in several areas. New approaches to software design and architectures must be adopted. Many of the fundamental assumptions that...