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All use different data for each worker
- Data-parallel
- Same operations on different data. Also called SIMD.
- SPMD
- Same program, different data.
- MIMD
- Different programs, different data.
SPMD and MIMD are essentially the same because any MIMD can
be made SPMD.
SIMD is also equivalent, but in a less practical sense.
MPI is primarily for SPMD/MIMD.
Cem Ozdogan
2006-12-27