Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, Fifth Edition, explores the ways that
software and technology in the cloud are accessed by digital media, such as cell phones …

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

Next-generation non-volatile memories (NVMs) will provide byte addressability, persistence,
high density, and DRAM-like performance. They have the potential to benefit many …

В основе первых трех изданий книги лежит идея о том, что компьютер можно
рассматривать как иерархию уровней, каждый из которых выполняет какую-либо …

Writing parallel applications for computational grids is a challenging task. To achieve good
performance, algorithms designed for local area networks must be adapted to the …

Low-latency remote-write networks, such as DEC's Memory Channel, provide the possibility
of transparent, inexpensive, huge-scale shared-memory parallel computing on clusters of …

Emerging mobile apps such as UHD video and AR/VR access diverse high-throughput
hardware devices, eg, video codecs, cameras, and image processors. However, today's …

Orca is a portable, object-based distributed shared memory (DSM) system. This article
studies and evaluates the design choices made in the Orca system and compares Orca with …

Shared virtual memory, a technique for supporting a shared address space in software on
parallel systems, has undergone a decade of research, with significant maturing of protocols …

An important attribute in the specification of many compute-intensive applications is “time”.
Simulation of interactive virtual environments is one such domain. There is a mismatch …