Multis: a new class of multiprocessor computers.

摘要: Multis are a new class of computers based on multiple microprocessors. The small size, low cost, and high performance microprocessors allow the design construction computer structures that offer significant advantages in manufacture, price-performance ratio, reliability over traditional families. Currently, commercial multis consist 4 to 28 modules, which include microprocessors, common memories, input-output devices, all communicate through single set wires called bus. Adding together increases direct proportion their price allows range spans minicomputers mainframe computers. commercially available for applications ranging from real-time industrial control transaction processing. Traditional batch, time-sharing, systems process number independent jobs can be distributed among multi with resulting increased throughput (number completed per unit time). Many scientific (such as solving partial differential equations) engineering checking integrated circuit designs) speeded up by this parallel computation; thus, produce results at supercomputer speed but fraction cost. likely basis next, fifth, generation computers—a