A single processor system has … general-purpose processor.

Also known as parallel systems

Also known as tightly-coupled systems

Multiprocessor Systems are known as

In single processor systems Two or more general-purpose processors in close communication, sharing bus, clock, memory, and peripheral devices

More processors means less work in more time

Advantages of Multiprocessor Systems

Sharing peripherals, mass storage, and power supplies means less cost is considered as

Failure of one processor will not halt the system, but only slows it down is considered as

More processors means more work in less time

is the ability to continue providing service proportional to the level of surviving hardware

Multiprocessors can be divided into symmetric and Asymmetric

This scheme defines a boss-worker relationship

Used by most systems

No boss-worker relationship

Worker processors look to the boss for instruction or have predefined tasks

All processors are peers, where each processor can perform any task

The boss processor schedules and allocates work to the worker processors

Multicore Systems: Multiple computing cores on a multiple chips

Multicore Systems: Multiple computing cores on a single chip

multiple chips with single cores is More efficient than Multicore Systems