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Types of Parallelism in Processing Execution

Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Oct-2019 12:37:49

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Data ParallelismData Parallelism means concurrent execution of the same task on each multiple computing core.Let’s take an example, summing the contents of an array of size N. For a single-core system, one thread would simply sum the elements [0] . . . [N − 1]. For a dual-core system, however, thread A, running on core 0, could sum the elements [0] . . . [N/2 − 1] and while thread B, running on core 1, could sum the elements [N/2] . . . [N − 1]. So the Two threads would be running in parallel on separate computing cores.Task ParallelismTask ... Read More

Local procedure calls in Windows

Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Oct-2019 12:30:27

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The message-passing facility in Windows is called the local procedure call (LPC) facility. LPC is used for communication between two processes on the same machine. It is similar to the standard remote procedure call (RPC) mechanism that is widely used, but it is optimized for and specific to Windows. Windows uses a port object to establish and maintain a connection between two processes, like Mach. Two types of ports are used by Windows: connection ports and communication ports.The communication works as follows −Server processes publish connection-port objects that are visible to all processes.When a client wants services from a subsystem, ... Read More

What are the fundamental differences between Windows and Linux?

Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Oct-2019 12:26:28

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WindowsThe window operating system is the extension of the disk operating system.Windows is the most popular and simplest operating system which can be used by any person who can read and understand basic English, as it does not require any special training.It requires DOS to run the various application programs initially. So, DOS should be installed into the memory and then window can be executed.LinuxLinux is one of popular version of UNIX operating System which is open source as its source code is freely available. It is free to use and wasdesigned considering UNIX compatibility. Linux’s functionality list is quite ... Read More

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