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What is Socket

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Handbook of Research on Computational Science and Engineering: Theory and Practice
Motherboard with one or more cores
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Hardware Trends and Implications for Programming Models
Gabriele Jost (The University of Texas at Austin, USA) and Alice E. Koniges (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-116-0.ch001
Abstract
The upcoming years bring new challenges in high-performance computing (HPC) technology. Fundamental changes in the building blocks of HPC hardware are forcing corresponding changes in programming models to effectively use these new architectures. The changes in store for HPC will rival the vector to massively parallel transition that scientific and engineering codes and methodologies endured several years ago. We describe some of the upcoming trends in hardware designs, and suggest ways in which software and programming models will advance accordingly.
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An Approach to Optimize Multicast Transport Protocols
A socket is an abstraction, designed to provide a standard application programming interface for sending and receiving data across a computer network. Sockets are designed to accommodate virtually any networking protocol.
Published in Chapter: An Approach to Optimize Multicast Transport Protocols; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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