The SCC and the SICSA multi-core challenge

Cockshott, W.P. and Koliousis, A. (2011) The SCC and the SICSA multi-core challenge. In: 4th MARC Symposium, Potsdam, 8-9 Dec 2011,

Abstract

Two phases of the SICSA Multi-core Challenge have gone past. The first challenge was to produce concordances of books for sequences of words up to length N; and the second to simulate the motion of N celestial bodies under gravity. We took both challenges on the SCC, using C and the Linux Shell. This paper is an account of the experiences gained. It also gives a shorter account of the performance of other systems on the same set of problems, as they provide benchmarks against which the SCC performance can be compared with.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Koliousis, Mr Alexandros and Cockshott, Dr William
• Authors: Cockshott, W.P., and Koliousis, A.
• Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2011 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Proceedings of the 4th MARC Symposium
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with permission of the authors