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Quote: a parallel system consists of a parallel algorithm and a parallel architecture; they cannot be separated

QuoteRef: gramAY8_1993 , p. 14



Topic:
models of parallel computation

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A parallel algorithm cannot be evaluated apart from … a parallel algorithm and a parallel architecture. … During execution, a parallel algorithm incurs overhead due … In general, [the total overhead] is a function of the … we express problem size in terms of the … [e.g., .Theta.(n^3) for n-by-n matrix multiplication]   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: the total overhead of a parallel system is a function of problem size and number of processors; overhead due to idling, communication, contention, etc.

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