Parallel Processing Introductory block

1. Introduction to Parallel Processing by Péter Kacsuk
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   1. Basic concepts
   2. Types and levels of parallelism
   3. Classification of parallel architectures
   4. Parallel techniques
   5. Relationships between languages and parallel architectures
   6. The Sieve of Eratosthenes
   7. Speedup, Amdahl's Law
   8. Data Parallel Approach with I/O
2. Computational models
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   1. The notion of computational model
   2. The Turing computational model
   3. The von Neumann computational model
   4. The dataflow model of computation
   5. The applicative model of computation
   6. Predicate logic based computational model
   7. The object based computational model
   8. A summary of the basic computational models
3. Introduction to Parallel Architectures
   1. Instruction Level Parallel Architectures by Péter Broczkó
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      1. Overview of IFP processors
      2. Constraints on parallel instruction execution
      3. The speed-up potential of functional parallelism
   2. MIMD Architectures
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      1. Architectural concepts
      2. Problems of scalable computers
      3. Main design issues of scalable MIMD computers