A real example of parallel execution of sequential programs in a multi-core architecture might be the addition of two matrices...
double a[1000,1000];
double b[1000,1000];
double c[1000,1000];
int i, j;
for (i=0; i<1000; i++) for (j=0; j<1000; j++) c[i,j] = a[i,j] + b[i,j];
...Since each of these 1000000 additions are independent of each other, they could easily be dispatched to multiple threads and run on multiple cores...
for (i1=0; i1<1000; i1+=4) for (j1=0; j1<1000; j1+=4) c[i1,j1] = a[i1,j1] + b[i1,j1];
for (i2=1; i2<1000; i2+=4) for (j2=0; j2<1000; j2+=4) c[i2,j2] = a[i2,j2] + b[i2,j2];
for (i3=2; i3<1000; i3+=4) for (j3=0; j3<1000; j3+=4) c[i3,j3] = a[i3,j3] + b[i3,j3];
for (i4=3; i4<1000; i4+=4) for (j4=0; j4<1000; j4+=4) c[i4,j4] = a[i4,j4] + b[i4,j4];
...with each for loop running in its own thread/core. In fact, most modern optimizing compilers, at the higher optimzation levels, is quite capable of doing this on its own, because they analyze the code and break apart things that can run in different threads automatically.
Serial execution is when tasks are completed consecutively (one after the other), as opposed to concurrently (at the same time, in parallel).
Sequential search is the only way to search an unsorted array unless you resort to a multi-threaded parallel search where all threads concurrently search a portion of the array sequentially.
It was mentioned that there are two different ways to connect two or more electrical devices together in a circuit. They can be connected by means of series connections or by means of parallel connections. When all the devices in a circuit are connected by series connections, then the circuit is referred to as a series circuit. When all the devices in a circuit are connected by parallel connections, then the circuit is referred to as a parallel circuit. A third type of circuit involves the dual use of series and parallel connections in a circuit; such circuits are referred to as compound circuits or combination circuits. The circuit depicted at the right is an example of the use of both series and parallel connections within the same circuit. In this case, light bulbs A and B are connected by parallel connections and light bulbs C and D are connected by series connections. This is an example of a combination circuitBy EngineerMuhammad Zaheer Meer GMS
serial adder: 1) Slower 2) It uses shift registers 3) IT requires one full adder circuit. 4) It is sequential circuit. 5) Time required for addition depends on number of bits. Parallel adder: 1) Faster 2) It uses registers with parallel load capacity 3) No. of full adder circuit is equal to no. of bits in binary adder. 4)It is a combinational circuit 5)Time required does not depend on the number of bits
In the early days of computing, the dominant programming languages weresequential(such as basic or assembly language). A program consisted of a sequence of instructions, which were executed one after the other. It ran from start to finish on a single processor.reference: http://code.google.com/edu/parallel/mapreduce-tutorial.html
I believe that at the right level of abstraction, it is not and in fact can be as easy as sequential programming. Note, however, that "at the right level of abstraction" should be considered with care. Pragmatically there are some problems today with taking advantage of the "easiness" of parallel programming.
Parallel
Serial sequential refers to a specific type of processing or execution order where tasks or operations are completed one after the other in a linear fashion, with each task depending on the completion of the previous one. This approach contrasts with parallel processing, where multiple tasks are processed simultaneously.
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Combinational chutiye
Roland Freart has written: 'A parallel of the ancient architecture with the modern..' 'A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern..'
Serial execution is when tasks are completed consecutively (one after the other), as opposed to concurrently (at the same time, in parallel).
Philip M. Dickens has written: 'Parallelized direct execution simulation of message-passing parallel programs' 'Parallelized direct execution simulation of message-passing parallel programs' -- subject(s): Computer systems performance, Computer systems simulation, Massively parallel processors, Parallel computers, Parallel processing (Computers)
parallel lines are used in the white house. The columns holding it up are parallel lines and the floor and the roof of a room are parallel planes as long as they are the same shape
Sequential search is the only way to search an unsorted array unless you resort to a multi-threaded parallel search where all threads concurrently search a portion of the array sequentially.
M. Cosnard has written: 'Parallel algorithms and architectures' -- subject(s): Parallel processing (Electronic computers), Parallel algorithms, Computer architecture
Some key differences between a Serial and Parallel Adder are that a Serial Adder is slower, a Parallel adder is a combinational circuit and the time required for addition depends on the number of bits in a Serial, but not a Parallel. A Serial Adder is a sequential circuit while a Parallel is a combinational circuit.