COMP509 Parallel and Distributed Computing
| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level |
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| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | AMTH 140 or 540; COMP 280 or 580 and 283 or 583; candidature in a postgraduate award | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | COMP 309 | |||||||||
| Notes | on-campus online D; off-campus online E; see COMP 280 | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
COMP309 - Parallel and Distributed Computing |
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| Coordinator(s) | Neil Dunstan (neil@turing.une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
Two lectures and a two-hour laboratory session per week. This unit provides an introduction to the area of parallel and distributed computing. Topics include: processes, interprocess communication, multithreaded programming, thread synchronisation, and programming parallel virtual machines (PVM and MPI). External students should see COMP 280 for computer requirements. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Text(s):Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material
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| Recommended Material Optional |
Text(s):Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional
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| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |