Parallel Computation with the force / Harry F. Jordan.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Jordan, Harry F. (Harry Frederick)

Contributor:

Langley Research Center

Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering

University of Colorado Boulder. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Series:

NASA contractor report ; NASA CR-177999.

ICASE report ; no. 85-45.

NASA contractor report ; 177999

NASA-CR ; 177999

ICASE report ; no. 85-45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering.

Architecture.

engineering.

architecture (discipline).

Medical Subjects:

Engineering.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

11 pages.

Place of Publication:

[Boulder], Colo. : Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering ; Hampton, Va. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center : Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, [1985]

Summary:

A methodology, called the force, supports the construction of programs to be executed in parallel by a force of processes. The number of processes in the force is unspecified, but potentially very large. The force idea is embodied in a set of macros which produce multiprocessors of fairly different character. The method has simplified the writing of highly parallel programs within a limited class of parallel algorithms and is being extended to cover a broader class. This paper deals with the individual parallel constructs which comprise the force methodology. Of central concern are their semantics, implementation on different architectures and performance implications.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Apr. 3, 2012).

"October 1985."

"NAS1-17070, AFSOR 85-1089."

Includes bibliographical references (page 11).

Other Format:

Print version: Jordan, Harry F. Parallel computation with the force.

Microfiche: Jordan, Harry F. (Harry Frederick). Parallel computation with the Force.

OCLC:

227748983

Access Restriction:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE.