Teaching performance evaluation of multiprocessor architectures with Mathcad and MathConnex

This paper presents the development of an interactive environment that facilitates the performance evaluation of multiprocessor architectures with Mathcad and MathConnex. This environment was primarily designed for utilization as an interactive computer laboratory exercise for teaching undergraduate students of the Computer Science Department at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

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