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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