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Distributed and Parallel Computing

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Distributed and Parallel Computing Hesham El-Rewini and Ted G. Lewis 1997 | 469 pages ISBN: 1884777511
	$60.00	Softbound print book	Out of print (?)

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DESCRIPTION

Distributed and Parallel Computing is a comprehensive survey of the state-of-the-art in concurrent computing. It covers four major aspects:

• Architecture and performance

• Theory and complexity analysis of parallel algorithms

• Programming languages and systems for writing parallel and distributed programs

• Scheduling of parallel and distributed tasks

Cutting across these broad topical areas are the various "programming paradigms", e.g., data parallel, control parallel, and distributed programming. After developing these fundamental concepts, the authors illustrate them in a wide variety of algorithms and programming languages. Of particular interest is the final chapter which shows how Java can be used to write distributed and parallel programs. This approach gives the reader a broad, yet insightful, view of the field.

Many books on parallel computing have been published during the last 10 years or so. Most are already outdated since the themes and technologies in this area are changing very rapidly. Particularly, the notion that parallel and distributed computing are two separate fields is now beginning to fade away; technological advances have been bridging the gap. Distributed and Parallel Computing is unique in recognizing how distributed systems are utlized for parallel computations. The coverage and the contents represent the state of the art.

Distributed and Parallel Computing is designed for computer science and engineering students as well as professionals in the field (programmers, managers, technologists).

ABOUT THE AUTHORS...

Hesham El-Rewini is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is the coauthor of three books in the area of parallel and distributed computing. He is serving on the editorial board of IEEE Concurrency and is an associate editor of IASTED International Journal on Parallel and Distributed Systems and Networks. Ted G. Lewis is chairman of computer science at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA., and president/owner of Technology Assessment Group, (TAG), a private company dedicated to tailored research and analysis of computer systems technology with emphasis on the software industry. He is the author of many books spanning 20 years and was editor-in-chief of IEEE Software and Computer.

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