Chapter1–BasicStructureofComputers Contentofthislecture 1.1ComputerTypes1.2FunctionalUnits1.3BasicOperationalConcepts1.6Performance1.7HistoricalPerspectiveSummary ComputerTypes(1)EmbeddedComputers IntegratedintoalargerdeviceorsystemSpecificpurposeIndustrialandhomeautomation,appliances,telecommunicationproducts,andvehicles ...
There are a few terms used in conjunction with all types of parallel systems. We will describe them here, divided into several categories in some sort of a (hopefully) logical order. For each term, we‘ll try to give a real-life example making it easier to grasp the concept, and to r...