Parallel Processing

Refers to computers that use multiple processors operating simultaneously, as opposed to a single processing unit. Compare with serial computer.


Articles on KurzweilAI.net that refer to Parallel Processing

The Age of Intelligent Machines, Chapter Seven: The Moving Frontier By Ray Kurzweil
The Age of Intelligent Machines, Chapter Four: The Formula for Intelligence By Ray Kurzweil
Chapter Six: Building New Brains. . . By Ray Kurzweil
The Age of Intelligent Machines, Chapter Eight: The Search for Knowledge By Ray Kurzweil
The Age of Spiritual Machines: Glossary By Ray Kurzweil
The Law of Accelerating Returns By Ray Kurzweil
When Will HAL Understand What We Are Saying? Computer Speech Recognition and Understanding By Ray Kurzweil
The Age of Intelligent Machines: A Technology of Liberation By George Gilder
The Age of Intelligent Machines, Chapter 10: Visions By Ray Kurzweil
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Mind in the Twenty-First Century By Ray Kurzweil

News Articles that refer to Parallel Processing

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Related Links

Supercomputing and Parallel Computing Sites

Research

Parallel and Distributed Operating Systems Group - MIT
We build and investigate software systems for parallel and distributed environments.