Computer Science / Unit 4 CS 0203 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Parallel Programming
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The idea
Parallel programming divides a program's task into parts that execute on multiple cores or computers at the same time — bigger tasks split small, processed together.
In practice
A rail yard turning one long train into parallel loading tracks moves the same freight sooner.
Where people slip
The dividing is the programmer's work; the hardware only offers.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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