COMP3030 Parallel and Distributed Computing (Adelaide University): rated 2.8/5 overall, difficulty 2.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.3/5 across 6 reviews collected on Adelaide Wall.
COMP3030 is a Adelaide University course taught by the College of Engineering and Information Technology in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what Adelaide students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 并行与分布式计算
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: College of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The aim of this course is to introduce students to key concepts in parallel and distributed computing, including the challenges faced in constructing parallel and distributed applications, as well as the differences in testing, debugging and performance evaluation within this context. Parallel Programming MPI Interconnection Networks Fundamentals of parallel program design (PCAM) Performance Multithreading OpenMP Real-world Parallel Problems Efficiency and Speed-up GPU com…
COMP3030 has 6 scored reviews: overall 2.8/5 · usefulness 0.7 · difficulty 2.5 · would-recommend 3.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 reviews by Adelaide students on Adelaide Wall (2.8/5 overall).
The course panel on Adelaide Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMP3030 hard?
A: Students rate COMP3030's difficulty 2.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is COMP3030 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: would-recommend 3.3/5, usefulness 0.7/5, overall 2.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP3030, and when is it offered?
A: COMP3030 is taught by the College of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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