Multiprocessor
A multiprocessor is a computer system with at least 2 Processor. All consumer CPUs on the market today has a Multiprocessor CPU.
Multiprocessing is the management of multiple processes within a multiprocessor.
Other than ILP, the only scalable and general-purpose way we know how to increase performance is through multiprocessing.
Resources
Related
- Streaming Multiprocessor for how it works on GPUs
- Multiprogramming