Abstract:The ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Curriculum Task Force in its Computing Curricula 1991 listed several knowledge units related to parallel processing, which they consider should be "common requirements for all undergraduate programs in the field of computing." (p. 4) But incorporating use of parallel processors poses unique problems for the professor. How can one provide the appropriate equipment--simulation, transputers, UNIX distributed workstations, or perhaps a computer available through Internet? What are the advanta… Show more
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