In order to utilize parallel computers, four approaches, broadly speaking, to the provision of parallel software have been followed: (1) automatic production of parallel code by parallelizing—compilers which act on sequential programs written in existing languages; (2) "add on" features to existing languages that enable the programmer to make use of the parallel computer—these are specific to each machine; (3) full-blown parallel languages—these could be completely new languages, but usually they are derived from existing languages; (4) the provision of tools to aid the programmer in the detection of inherent parallelism in a given algorithm and in the design and implementation of parallel programs.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:357548 |
| Date | January 1992 |
| Creators | Bahoshy, Nimatallah M. |
| Publisher | Loughborough University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/27004 |
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