Skip to main content

All Questions

22votes
11answers
6kviews

Do algorithms depend on computer architectures?

I read somewhere (forgot which book it is) that algorithms are independent of computer architectures. Some even say algorithms are themselves computation (machines?)? On the other hand, books on ...
Tim's user avatar
  • 5,525
6votes
1answer
675views

Help/suggestions for Parallel assembly line scheduling (Dynamic programming)

I am working on a problem similar to the assembly line scheduling by dynamic programming.The issue is that unlike the classic problem where we have predefined stations now I only have information ...
user avatar
3votes
1answer
221views

Does parallel mergesort run differently on mesh vs linear array of processors?

I'm currently taking course on introduction to algorithm and I came across the parallel mergesort algorithm. My question is: Is there any differences in the algorithm plan if it runs on a 2d mesh ...
user139560's user avatar
1vote
1answer
426views

One producer and one consumer vs inconsistent shared resource state

I was reading about implementation of producer-consumer problem with one producer and one consumer. Looking at this paragraph I see the implementation where shared resource access is not synchronized ...
ctomek's user avatar
0votes
1answer
1kviews

Distribute jobs evenly among a set of servers

I have the need to distribute a set of long running jobs across a cluster of containers in ECS. These jobs essentially would need to open a socket connection with a remote server and begin streaming ...
remarkpk's user avatar

close