SIMD Programming Manual for Linux and Windows /

The book is intended as a programmer's introduction to the use of SIMD on PCs. It presents the underlying technology of SIMD processing on current PCs and looks at tools to exploit this including the Intel SIMD library and the Parallel Processing Language Vector Pascal. It explains how to cast...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cockshott, Paul
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Renfrew, Kenneth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London, 2004.
Series:Springer professional computing.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The book is intended as a programmer's introduction to the use of SIMD on PCs. It presents the underlying technology of SIMD processing on current PCs and looks at tools to exploit this including the Intel SIMD library and the Parallel Processing Language Vector Pascal. It explains how to cast algorithms in parallel to exploit the parallel processing capability of standard PCs obtaining large performance gains relative to conventional sequential compilers. It assumes a familiarity with imperative programming but not specifically with Pascal. It does not assume any prior familiarity with the SIMD programming model. The language translation system will be available either as a downloadable for Linux or Windows in association with the book. This book will be particularly useful for programmers in the rapidly growing area of games and multi-media entertainment, and it would also to academics interested in parallel programming techniques or array programming languages.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 351 pages)
ISBN:9781447138624 (electronic bk.)
1447138627 (electronic bk.)