Scalable Parallel Computing: Technology, Architecture, Programming [Hardcover]

Kai Hwang (Author), Zhiwei Xu (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070317984 | ISBN-13: 978-0070317987 | Publication Date: February 1, 1998 | Edition: 1

This comprehensive reference from distinguished authors covers the principles, technology, architecture, and programming issues in parallel and distributed computing. From the essential enabling technologies to modern SMP and NUMA multi-processor clusters, it's all here for computer scientists and engineers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 832 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 1 edition (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070317984
• ISBN-13: 978-0070317987
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #784,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting conceptual basis, but, September 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Scalable Parallel Computing: Technology, Architecture, Programming (Hardcover)

The information provided in this book are a bit out of date, the description way to light harted, no pictures of the physical arrangement of the physical implementation are provided.
Most of the graphics and graphs are of appaling quality.
The web references--even the updated ones on the first autors home-page--are out of date.

Don't get me wrong: I learned a lot about computer architecture from Prof. Hwang's other books way back in the eighties, this one has a very interesting conceptual basis but is lacking on needed detail. You can learn a lot from this book, but you need the whole of the web to supplement it; for this the price is way over the top.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Scalable Parallel Rubbish, November 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Scalable Parallel Computing: Technology, Architecture, Programming (Hardcover)

The only reason to buy this book is under force. Aka taking a course where this book is mandatory. Its ill planned, ill conceived and not organized in a proper way.

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless opus, May 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Scalable Parallel Computing: Technology, Architecture, Programming (Hardcover)

This is the worst book that I ever read. The authors did not even bothered to proofread it. One would think that people writing on the subject of system architecture will be organizing the material logically. Not these two clowns. The only reason you might want to spend your hard-earned money is if you are under the duress of taking professor's Hwang course at USC. This is the only way they can cell this worthless book. Wish I could return it to the publisher. P.S. A good example on how not to write the computer book (or any technical text book). POd