Parallel computing is clearly applicable for the myriad of small transactions
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We can in parallel each get money from our ATM for our trip
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But there are important "batch jobs" typically written in COBOL
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e.g. Summarize corporate inventories
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This is the dusty COBOL deck problem. Both
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Parallel processing
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24 hour a day operation implied by global economy - large programs used to run overnight, but our night is day somewhere in the world! Causes difficulties
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Need "High Performance COBOL" compilers?
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