An Overview of the Nyu Ultracomputer Project (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Name: An Overview of the Nyu Ultracomputer Project (Classic Reprint)
Author: Allan Gottlieb
ISBN: 9780484173094

Allan Gottlieb

9780484173094: An Overview of the Nyu Ultracomputer Project (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 048417309X ISBN 13: 9780484173094

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore how a shared-memory, many-processor computer could tackle huge problems. Learn how practical programming models and hardware design come together to unlock vast computing power.

The book offers a clear look at the NYU Ultracomputer project, detailing architecture, programming models, system software, hardware, and VLSI design. It explains how thousands of processors can work in concert with shared memory to deliver scalable performance and easier programming for scientific workloads. A focus on real coordination primitives, like fetch-and-add, shows how parallelism can be harnessed in practice.

Readers will find structured discussions on the software and hardware needed to support high parallelism, including performance analysis and simulation studies. The text also covers network design, memory management, and how to build and evaluate prototype hardware.

How a parallel, shared-memory model works in theory and in practice
Ways to synchronize thousands of processors without serial bottlenecks
Design decisions for scalable networks and memory systems
Early results from simulations and prototype hardware studies

Ideal for readers of parallel computing, computer architecture, and high-performance computing who want a grounded, engineering-focused view of large-scale multi-processor systems.

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