Title :
Parallel processing: an overview
Author :
Patel, Rakesh J. ; Patel, Bhavesh N. ; Trivedi, Hemnag P.
Author_Institution :
Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional Coll. of Eng. & Technol., Surat, Gujarat, India
Abstract :
A brief description of parallel system architectures is given. Two important classes of parallel computers, namely, transaction processing systems and numeric supercomputers, are discussed. VLSI architectures and neurocomputers (neural networks) are considered.<>
Keywords :
VLSI; neural nets; parallel architectures; parallel machines; transaction processing; VLSI architectures; neural networks; numeric supercomputers; parallel computers; parallel system architectures; transaction processing systems; Computer aided instruction; Computer architecture; Concurrent computing; Fault tolerant systems; Hypercubes; Network topology; Parallel architectures; Parallel processing; Switched systems; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
