460-2034/02 – Computer Architecture and Parallel Systems (APPS)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Computer ScienceCredits6
Subject guarantorIng. Petr Olivka, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Petr Olivka, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2015/2016Year of cancellation2020/2021
Intended for the facultiesFEIIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
KRU13 Mgr. Ing. Michal Krumnikl, Ph.D.
OLI10 Ing. Petr Olivka, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 3+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 10+10

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim of this subject is to acquaint students with a technical equipment of computers and principles of operation of individuals parts. The selected principles are demonstrated on microcomputers, personal computers and GPU (available architectures). Students by completion of this course will get basic knowledges about computer parts and they will understand the base principles of the computer operation. During practical parts of course students will learn to programm microcomputer, multicore computer and GPU. The will also learn the base principles of the assembly language programming.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs

Summary

Students in the course will get basic knowledges about computer parts and they will understand the base principles of the computer operation.

Compulsory literature:

[1] Olivka, P.: Computer Architecture and Paralles Systems, http://poli.cs.vsb.cz/edu/apps/eng [2] Olivka, P.: Assembly Language Programming, http://poli.cs.vsb.cz/edu/soj [3] Olivka, P., Seidl, D.: Syllabus for laboratory exercises, http://poli.cs.vsb.cz/edu/apps [4] Patterson, D.: The Top 10 Innovations in the New NVIDIA Fermi Architecture, and the Top 3 Next Challenges. 2009.

Recommended literature:

[1] Hennessy J. L, Patterson D. A., Computer Architecture, 4th ed., A Quantitative Approach, Morgan Kaufmann, 2006, ISBN 978-0-12-370490-0 [2] Hennessy J. L, Patterson D. A., Computer Architecture, 5th ed., A Quantitative Approach, Morgan Kaufmann, 2011, ISBN 978-0123838728 [3] David Patterson, John Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design, 4th ed., Morgan Kaufmann, 2011, ISBN 9780080886138 [4] David Patterson, John Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design MIPS Edition, 5th ed., Morgan Kaufmann, 2013, ISBN 978-0124077263

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

During the semester are students evaluated in labs.

E-learning

Other requirements

Programming in C language.

Prerequisities

Subject codeAbbreviationTitleRequirement
440-2104 ZDS Introduction to Digital Systems Recommended
460-2052 UPR Introduction to Programming Recommended

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Production technology of digital circuits. Computer architectures according to the von Neumann and Harvard, the essential characteristics and operating principles. 2. Machine instructions, addressing, address space. Computer performance measurements. 3. Principles of communication with peripherals, I/O gates, program controlling, interrupts, priorities solving. 4. CISC and RISC processors, basic features and incentives for the creation, concatenation, prediction jumps, hazards, basic RISC representatives. 5. Intel, developmental series, the basic features and internal architecture. 6. Processors from other companies, their properties and applications. Signal processors. 7. Monolithic computers, requirements for the construction, properties and usage, typical integrated peripherals. Microchip and Atmel microcontrolers. 8. Memory organization in computers, memory hierarchy. Internal memory, static, dynamic, virtual memory organization. External memory - magnetic, optical, magneto-optical. IDE PATA / SATA. 9. Bus, division of the addresses to signals, data and control. Bus cycle. Basic features of PCI, AGP and PCI Express technology. USB. 10. Video adapter and display units. Principles of displays unit and image creation. 11. Modern trends in computer architecture. Parallel systems and computer architecture . 12. Advanced GPU architecture – CUDA. GPU computing history. 13. GPU parallel architecture. 14. Super computing and clusters. High Performance Computing. Labs: 1. Safety training, development Kit introduction, programming IDE, simple application. 2. Pulse wide modulation, LED control, simple animation. 3. Pulse wide modulation, LED control, RGB color composition, animation with button use. 4. LCD display control, color composition, use of fixed size font. 5. LCD control, displaying graphical and text information, simple application with buttons control. 6. I2C bus, expander and LED control. 7. I2C bus, FM radio module control. display RDS information. 8. Revision of micro-controller programming. 9. Multi thread application, algorithm design for multiple thread. 10. Programming of basic algorithm with multiple thread, comparison of sequential and parallel implementation. 11. Technology CUDA, base program concept, simple application with vectors and matrices. 12. Technology CUDA, digital image processing, simple image transformation programming. 13. Technology UCDA, simple graphical animations. 14. Revision of parallel programming. Project: The project is individual work of students between laboratory assignments.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2015/2016 Winter semester, validity until: 2020/2021 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 45 (45) 23
                Microcomputer programming Other task type 21  11
                Threads and CUDA Other task type 24  12
        Examination Examination 55  28 3
Mandatory attendence participation: The obligation of exercises corresponds to required minimum of points to get credit.

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2018/2019 (B3973) Automotive Electronic Systems P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
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2018/2019 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R059) Mobile Technology P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
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2017/2018 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (1103R031) Computational Mathematics P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
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2017/2018 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R025) Computer Science and Technology P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
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2017/2018 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R059) Mobile Technology K English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B3973) Automotive Electronic Systems P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (1103R031) Computational Mathematics P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (1103R031) Computational Mathematics K English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2601R013) Telecommunication Technology P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2601R013) Telecommunication Technology K English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R025) Computer Science and Technology P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
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2016/2017 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R059) Mobile Technology P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R059) Mobile Technology K English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (1103R031) Computational Mathematics P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (1103R031) Computational Mathematics K English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2601R013) Telecommunication Technology P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2601R013) Telecommunication Technology K English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R025) Computer Science and Technology P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R025) Computer Science and Technology K English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B2647) Information and Communication Technology (2612R059) Mobile Technology P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
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Occurrence in special blocks

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V - ECTS - bc. 2019/2020 Full-time English Optional 401 - Study Office stu. block
V - ECTS - bc. 2018/2019 Full-time English Optional 401 - Study Office stu. block
V - ECTS - bc. 2017/2018 Full-time English Optional 401 - Study Office stu. block
V - ECTS - bc. 2016/2017 Full-time English Optional 401 - Study Office stu. block
V - ECTS - bc. 2015/2016 Full-time English Optional 401 - Study Office stu. block

Assessment of instruction



2020/2021 Winter
2019/2020 Winter
2017/2018 Winter
2016/2017 Winter
2015/2016 Winter