Separate Focus HTML for Abstract of Basic Master Material for Second set of lectures on CPS615 Parallel Computing

HTML version of Abstract of Basic Foils prepared 18 Sept 1995

Abstract of New CPS615Master Foils-- 28 August 95

From New CPS615Master Foils-- 28 August 95 CPS615 Basic Simulation Track for Computational Science -- Fall Semester 95. by Geoffrey C. Fox *

1	This starts with a discussion of Parallel Computing using analogies from nature
2	It uses foils and material from CSEP chapter on Computer Architecture to discuss how and why to build a parallel computer including synchronization memory structure and network issues
3	SIMD and MIMD Architectures with a brief comparison of workstation networks with closely coupled systems
4	A look to the future is based on results from Petaflops workshop