Multiprocessing
Multiprocessing refers to a computer system’s ability to support more than one process or program at the same time. Multiprocessing operating systems enable several programs to run concurrently. UNIX is one of the most widely used multiprocessing systems, but there are many others, including OS/2 for high-end personal computers and Windows NT for work groups. Multiprocessing systems are much more complicated than single-process systems because the operating system must allocate resources to competing processes in the most efficient manner. (IBM Dictionary of Computing, Tenth Edition, McGraw-Hill, (1994)).
Types of Multiprocessing
Symmetric
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Nodes are connected by high-speed data paths that pass messages between cooperating nodes. ( Parallel Computing Theory and Practice, Quinn Michael J., Oregon State University, McGraw-Hill)
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Advantages of parallel multiprocessing systems are that they are easily repaired by replacement of malfunctioning nodes and not the entire system. They manipulate data concurrently meaning processes are broken down to be processed at the same time. They are scaleable meaning they are able to execute larger computations without the purchase of bigger hardware. They are fast because each task is assigned a node for processing. Disadvantages are that because these nodes must communicate with each other to perform parallel work large operations becomes inefficient. Increased communication also increases the time it takes to access data needed to complete a process. This is known as latency. Greater latencies result in slower system speed.
Operating Systems that Support Multiprocessing
The purpose of multiprocessing operating systems is to add additional computing power to the system by dividing the required processing jobs among several processors. Each processor is considered to be a device. Each device operates at a given speed. The speed is measured is called throughput. It is the number of results it produces per
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• “Data Link -Whenever two or more nodes share the same physical medium (for example, several computers plugged
Processor: A computer processer, otherwise known as the CPU (Central Processing Unit) is a part of the computer that receives input and decides that the output will be. Many modern CPUs are capable of processing trillions of calculations per second. The speed of a processor measured by how many operations a CPU can do in one second; this is done in MHz or GHz (Megahertz or Gigahertz). A processer with the speed of 1 MHz does 1,000,000 operations per second, and a 1GHz processer does 1,000,000,000 operations per second. This is known as the clock speed.
The cluster software can access data on the disk through two ways, one is asymmetric clustering and the other is parallel clustering.
Symmetric multiprocessing treats all processors similarly. I/O can be processed on any processor. The processors interconnect with each other as needed. It allows many processes to be run at once without corrupting performance. Symmetric multiprocessing treats all processors similarly. I/O can be processed on any processor. The processors interconnect with each other as needed. It allows many processes to be run at once without corrupting performance. Three advantages of multiprocessing are: Increased throughput - with more processors, more work can be accomplished in less time; Economy of scale - peripheral devices may be shared amongst multi-processor systems; increased reliability - if one processor crashes, then the others may continue to operate. One disadvantage of a multi-processing system is the added difficulty in operating system and possibly application software. Another limitation of SMP is that as microprocessors are added, the shared bus get overloaded and becomes a performance bottleneck. Symmetric Multiprocessor Master-slave multiprocessor is not reliable as if the master processor fails the whole system goes down.
Generally processes can be described as I/O bound or CPU bound. I/O bound spends more time in doing I/O operations rather than other computations. CPU bound is contrast to I/O bound, which spends time doing all other
A multicore CPU has various execution centers on one CPU. Presently, this can mean distinctive things relying upon the precise construction modeling, however it fundamentally implies that a sure subset of the CPU's segments is copied, so that various "centers" can work in parallel on partitioned operations. This is Chip-level Multprocessing (CMP).
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In spite of the fact that multiprocessors have numerous favorable position it additionally have some detriment like complex in structure when contrasted with uni-processor framework.
In contrast, the parallelism is a condition that comes when at least two threads are executing at the same time''. It is possible for two threads to make progress, though not at the same
In Symmetric Multiprocessor systems performance is high since each processor will have its own CPU, registers and cache. The processes will be allocated to each processor separately and each process runs on its own. So, if there are 3 processes then there will be 3 CPU’s which runs simultaneously and hence all the 3 processes will be completed at the same time. But in Asymmetric Multiprocessor systems performance is not high as symmetric because the operating system can process only one request at a time. Only after the process allocated
Multiprocessor (having more than one processor) refers to a system with two or more processors or CPUs. Multiprocessing (supporting multiple processes) refers to a system that can process one or more tasks at a time.
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