Hariri, Salim / Parashar, Manish (eds.) Tools and Environments for Parallel and Distributed Computing Wiley Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing
1. Edition - February 2004 119.- Euro 2004. 232 Pages, Hardcover - Practical Approach Book - ISBN-10: 0-471-33288-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-471-33288-6 - John Wiley & Sons
Short description This book covers a wide variety of approaches to parallel computing. It presents a thorough survey of the most successful tools currently in use and case studies of particularly successful implementations.
From the contents Preface.
1. Parallel and Distributed Computing (S. Hariri & M. Parashar).
1.1 Introduction: Basic Concepts.
1.2 Promises and Challenges of Parallel and Distributed Systems.
1.3 Distributed System Design Framework.
References and Further Reading.
2. Message-Passing Tools (S. Hariri & I. Ra).
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Message-Passing Tools versus Distributed Shared Memory.
2.3 Message-Passing System: Desirable Features.
2.4 Classification of Message-Passing Tools.
2.5 Overview of Message-Passing Tools.
2.6 ACS.
2.7 Experimental Results and Analysis.
2.8 Conclusions.
References.
3. Distributed Shared Memory Tools (M. Parashar & S. Chandra).
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Cache Coherence.
3.3 Shared Memory Consistency Models.
3.4 Distributed Memory Architectures.
3.5 Classification of Distributed Shared Memory Systems.
References.
4. Distributed-Object Computing Tools (R. Raje, et al.).
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Basic Model.
4.3 Examples.
4.4 Comparison of the Three Paradigms.
4.5 Conclusions.
References.
5. Gestalt of the Grid (G. von Laszewski & P. Wagstrom).
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Definitions.
5.3 Multifaceted Grid Architecture.
5.4 Grid Management Aspects.
5.5 Grid Activities.
5.6 Grid Applications.
5.7 Portals.
5.8 Conclusions.
References.
6. Software Development for Parallel and Distributed Computing (M. Parashar & S. Hariri).
