Synchronous vs Asynchronous
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Synchronous vs Asynchronous

The send, receive, and reply operations may be synchronous or asynchronous. A synchronous operation blocks a process till the operation completes. An asynchronous operation is non-blocking and only initiates the operation. The caller could discover completion by some other mechanism discussed later. (Does…
Parallel Computing
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Parallel Computing

Although distributed computing is a distinct method for harnessing the unused power of networked computers, it bears close resemblance to another multiple processor computing architecture: parallel computing, which is the…
Distributed Systems
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Distributed Systems

A distributed system contains multiple nodes that are physically separate but linked together using the network. All the nodes in this system communicate with each other and handle processes in…
Code Optimization
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Code Optimization

Optimization is a program transformation technique, which tries to improve the code by making it consume less resources (i.e. CPU, Memory) and deliver high speed. In optimization, high-level general programming…
Peephole Optimization
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Peephole Optimization

1 Eliminating Redundant Loads and Stores 2 Eliminating Unreachable Code 3 Flow-of-Control Optimizations 4 Algebraic Simplification and Reduction in Strength 5 Use of Machine Idioms While most production compilers produce…
Code Generation
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Code Generation

Code generation can be considered as the final phase of compilation. Through post code generation, optimization process can be applied on the code, but that can be seen as a…