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This chapter considers the problem of scheduling parallel and distributed computer systems. Several scheduling policies are presented that are employed in these two multiprocessor system types which address different aspects of the scheduling problem. It is shown that simulation is a valuable tool used by many researchers to evaluate the performance of different scheduling methods.
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Karatza, H.D. (2003). Simulation of Parallel and Distributed Systems Scheduling. In: Obaidat, M.S., Papadimitriou, G.I. (eds) Applied System Simulation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9218-5_4
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