symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:abbreviation SMP
gptkbp:allows any processor to access any memory location
gptkbp:characteristic shared memory
multiple processors
single operating system
gptkbp:contrastsWith asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP)
gptkbp:enables load balancing
fault tolerance
parallel processing
gptkbp:hasComponent gptkb:microprocessor
shared memory
shared bus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
gptkbp:introducedIn 1980s
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:NUMA
distributed computing
multi-core processor
gptkbp:requires cache coherency
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Windows
gptkb:UNIX
gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:usedFor high performance computing
gptkbp:usedIn mainframes
servers
workstations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:non-uniform_memory_access_(NUMA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6