CS 625 - Parallel & Distributed Comp

Unit(s): 4

Introduction to shared- and distributed-memory architectures. Mechanisms for parallelism: locks, barriers, semaphores, monitors, message-passing, RPC, and active messages. Programming shared- and distributed-memory systems. Introduction to parallel algorithms and parallel performance prediction and measurement. Programming languages and libraries that support parallel and distributed computing. Four hours lecture.

Prerequisite: CS 601 with a minimum grade of B- and CS 673 with a minimum grade of B-
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate
College of Arts and Sciences