Topics in parallel and distributed computing : enhancing the undergraduate curriculum: performance, concurrency, and programming on modern platforms /: enhancing the undergraduate curriculum: performance, concurrency, and programming on modern platforms. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sushil K. Prasad, Anshul Gupta, Arnold Rosenberg, Alan Sussman, Charles Weems, editors.
• Editors: Prasad, Sushil K; Gupta, Anshul; Rosenberg, Arnold; Sussman, Alan (Alan L.); Weems, Chip
• Contents: 1 Introduction. 2 What do we need to know about parallel algorithms and their efficient implementation?.- 3 Modules for Teaching Parallel Performance Concepts.- 4 Scalability in Parallel Processing.- 5 Energy Efficiency Issues in Computing Systems.- 6 Scheduling for fault-tolerance.- 7 MapReduce for Beginners - The Clustered Data Processing Solution.- 8 The Realm of Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) Computing.- 9 Managing Concurrency in Mobile User Interfaces with Examples in Android.- 10 Parallel Programming for Interactive GUI Applications.- Scheduling in Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 337 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 004/.35; Computer science; Parallel processing (Electronic computers); Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing; Parallel programming (Computer science); Computers -- Programming Languages -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Telecommunications; Programming & scripting languages: general; Communications engineering / telecommunications; Computer Communication Networks; Telecommunication; Computers -- Hardware -- Network Hardware; Network hardware; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319931098; 3319931091
• Related ISBNs: 9783319931081
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 9, 2018).
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