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Foil 36 Physical Analogy for Complex Computer

From Complex Systems and Parallel Computing CPSP713 Case studies in Computational Science -- Spring Semester 1996. by Geoffrey C. Fox


1 Space is either
  • Number of nodes of parallel computer
2 or at a different resolution
  • Number of memory locations
3 Time is either
  • measured by cycle time of node
4 or at a different resolution (on CISC computers)
  • measured by machine instructions

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