Basic HTML version of Foils prepared 15 March 1996
Foil 36 Physical Analogy for Complex Computer
From Complex Systems and Parallel Computing CPSP713 Case studies in Computational Science -- Spring Semester 1996. byGeoffrey C. Fox
Space is either
Number of nodes of parallel computer
or at a different resolution
Number of memory locations
Time is either
measured by cycle time of node
or at a different resolution (on CISC computers)
measured by machine instructions
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