Basic knowledge
LISP: LISt Processor. It is a function language for the list.
Data-driven machine: different from the old machines. It execute with the data flow.
Pseudo-result: not a actual-result but can be used in the next function as a semi-result.
Processing element: the basic unit of processing. We often call it PE.
Lazy uation: uation of a computation is delayed until the following computation requires the actual argument values.
A new control mechanism: use a data-driven architecture (one of non von-Neumann computers) to exhibits full potential for parallelism both in hardware and software.
Parallel: Divide a program into different piece and execurate in serval processing element at the same time. To do so, we can accelerate the speech of processing time and use the time and space wisely.
Semi-result: A cons operation include a pseudo-result or a semi-result
Actual-result: result with the real data after execurating.
Packet oriented architecture: data transference between each section in a PE is done by a packet in a pipeline manner as well as between each PE
Pseudo-result lifetime: a time interval from the time when a new pseudo-result is created, to the time when the value of the result becomes actual-result.