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== '''Vector and Array Processing: Trends, Horizons''' == | == '''Vector and Array Processing: Trends, Horizons''' == | ||
'''''Array Processing''''' is a computer architectural concept that was first put to use in the early 1960s. As scientific computing evolved, the need to process large amounts of data using a common algorithm became important. Computers with an array of processing elements (PEs), controlled by a common control unit ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_unit CU]) were built. The PEs were usually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_logic_unit ALUs], capable of performing simple mathematical operations. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit CPU] itself would perform the job of the CU.<br>As computer architectures evolved, a new concept called the '''''Vector processing''''' was developed during the 1970s. In vector processing, | '''''Array Processing''''' is a computer architectural concept that was first put to use in the early 1960s. As scientific computing evolved, the need to process large amounts of data using a common algorithm became important. Computers with an array of processing elements (PEs), controlled by a common control unit ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_unit CU]) were built. The PEs were usually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_logic_unit ALUs], capable of performing simple mathematical operations. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit CPU] itself would perform the job of the CU.<br>As computer architectures evolved, a new concept called the '''''Vector processing''''' was developed during the 1970s. In ''vector processing'', a PE usually consists of a collection of functional units that operate on vectors of data. | ||
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Vector and Array Processing: Trends, Horizons
Array Processing is a computer architectural concept that was first put to use in the early 1960s. As scientific computing evolved, the need to process large amounts of data using a common algorithm became important. Computers with an array of processing elements (PEs), controlled by a common control unit (CU) were built. The PEs were usually ALUs, capable of performing simple mathematical operations. The CPU itself would perform the job of the CU.
As computer architectures evolved, a new concept called the Vector processing was developed during the 1970s. In vector processing, a PE usually consists of a collection of functional units that operate on vectors of data.