Parallel Query Execution Mechanisms (cont.)

• Parallel vs. Distributed Systems (cont.)

  
  
  • Parallel
    • One center of control
    • Four types
      • Shared-memory
      • Shared-disk
      • Distributed-memory
      • Hierarchical computer architecture

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Shared-disk: multiple processors sharing disks not memory

Distributed-memory: multiple processors sharing memory