CS267 / Eng233 / IDS267 Applications of Parallel Computers

Lecture 2: Parallel Programming Challenge


Abstract

This lectures builds up three important concepts: (i) the steps increating a parallel program, (ii) the basic parallel programming models, and (iii) the key factors impacting performance. It illustrates the inherent trade-offs through a series of extensions of Amdahl's law.

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