parallel_2008_vt

parallel_2008_vt, "Parallel Programming Concepts", a talk included as an introduction to parallel computing, in Virginia Tech's Faculty Development Institute, from 10-12 June 2008.

• parallel_2008_vt.tex
• parallel_2008_vt.pdf

The following files were used:

• dont_panic.png, some good advice from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
• factory_workers.png, PNG image of factory workers.
• fsu_logo.pdf, a logo.
• numa.png, a schematic diagram of a NUMA architecture (non-uniform memory access).
• quad_core.png, PNG image of the Intel quad core processor chip.
• server_rack.png, PNG image of a rack of servers that are part of a parallel computer.
• vector_max.f, a sequential FORTRAN90 code for computing the maximum element in a vector.
• vector_max_openmp.f, an OpenMP version of the vector_max code.