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Some Computer Organizations and Their Effectiveness
Abstract
A hierarchical model of computer organizations is developed, based on a tree model using request/service type resources as nodes. Two aspects of the model are distinguished: logical and physical. General parallel- or multiple-stream organizations are examined as to type and effectiveness-especially regarding intrinsic logical difficulties. The overlapped simplex processor (SISD) is limited by data dependencies. Branching has a particularly degenerative effect. The parallel processors [single-instruction stream-multiple-data stream (SIMD)] are analyzed. In particular, a nesting type explanation is offered for Minsky's conjecture-the performance of a parallel processor increases as log M instead of M (the number of data stream processors). Multiprocessors (MIMD) are subjected to a saturation syndrome based on general communications lockout. Simplified queuing models indicate that saturation develops when the fraction of task time spent locked out (L/E) approaches 1/n, where n is the number of processors. Resources sharing in multiprocessors can be used to avoid several other classic organizational problems.
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- Authors
- Flynn, M. J.
- Venue
- IEEE Transactions on Computers
- Published
- 1972-09
- Volume
- C-21
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 948-960
- ISSN
- 0018-9340 (ISSN-L)
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- W2094969361
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- 1,713
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 6.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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