Topics in Parallel and Distributed Computing

Appendix A

Chapters and topics

Sushil K. Prasad*; Anshul Gupta^†; Arnold L. Rosenberg^‡; Alan Sussman^§; Charles C. Weems^¶, ^* Georgia State University, ^† IBM Research, ^‡ Northeastern University, ^§ University of Maryland, ^¶ University of Massachusetts

The following tables list the parallel and distributed computing (PDC) topics covered in each chapter. The depth of coverage of each topic is indicated by the intended outcome of teaching that topic, expressed using Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives:

K: Know the term

C: Comprehend so as to paraphrase/illustrate it

A: Apply it in some way

Chapter 2

Hands-On Parallelism

PDC Concept	Section
	2.3.1	2.3.2	2.3.3	2.3.4
Concurrency	A	A	A	A
Why and what is PDC	A
Time	C
Communication	A	A
Broadcast	A	A
Nondeterminism	C