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121Memory coherence — is an issue that affects the design of computer systems in which two or more processors or cores share a common area of memory.[1][2][3][4] In a uniprocessor system (whereby, in today s terms, there exists only one core), there is only one… …
122Distributed shared memory — (DSM), in Computer Architecture is a form of memory architecture where the (physically separate) memories can be addressed as one (logically shared) address space. Here, the term shared does not mean that there is a single centralized memory but… …
123Application checkpointing — Checkpointing is a technique for inserting fault tolerance into computing systems. It basically consists of storing a snapshot of the current application state, and later on, use it for restarting the execution in case of failure. Contents 1… …
124Parallel array — In computing, a parallel array is a data structure for representing arrays of records. It keeps a separate, homogeneous array for each field of the record, each having the same number of elements. Then, objects located at the same index in each… …
125Artronix — Incorporated began in 1970 as a project in a computer science class at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis. The class designed, built and tested a 12 bit minicomputer, which later became the PC12 minicomputer. The new company… …
126Cost efficiency — (or cost optimality), in the context of parallel computer algorithms, refers to a measure of how effectively parallel computing can be used to solve a particular problem. A parallel algorithm is considered cost efficient if its asymptotic running …
127Supertek Computers — Inc. was a computer company founded in Santa Clara, California in 1985 by Mike Fung, an ex Hewlett Packard project manager, with the aim of designing and selling low cost Cray compatible minisupercomputers.Its first product was the Supertek S 1,… …
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