A computer in which processors can execute separate instruction streams, but have access to a single address space Most multiprocessors are shared-memory machines, constructed by connecting several processors to one or more memory banks through a bus or switch See also architecture; distributed computer; multicomputer; processor array [Wil93]
(n ) A computer in which processors can execute separate instruction streams, but have access to a single address space Most multiprocessors are shared memory machines, constructed by connecting several processors to one or more memory banks through a bus or switch See also architecture, distributed computer, multicomputer, processor array
A parallel computer in which the processors share an address space This almost always implies physically shared memory See symmetric multiprocessor Examples are the parallel servers from SGI
A multiprocessor is a group of several independent processors linked together to provide the processing power need for the centralized processor control of a large public-network switching center