9600-1002/02 – HPC Architectures (HPCA)
| Gurantor department | IT4Innovations | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Lubomír Říha, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Lubomír Říha, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2016/2017 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | USP | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Upon the successful completion of the course, graduates will be able to actively use new HPC architectures terms.
Teaching methods
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Summary
An introduction to the classification of computer architectures and parallel computers taxonomy. The description of new technologies including concepts of computational units and processors, computer networks for HPC, fast computer memory architectures, communication protocols. Basic understanding of parallel computers performance evaluation and their scalability.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
1. Hwang, Advanced Computer Architecture, McGraw-Hill: 1993
2. Hwang and Zhiwei, Scalable Parallel Computing, McGraw-Hill: 1998
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
No other requirements.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to Parallel Architectures
2. Parallel Architectures
3. Parallel Computers Performance Evaluation
4. Computer Networks for HPC
5. Linear and Non-Linear Pipeline
6. Memory for Parallel Architectures
7. Vector Computers and Vectorization Methods
8. Shared Memory Architectures (Fundamentals of Cache and Protocols)
9. Architectures for Accelerated Computing (GPU and MIC)
10. Latest Development in HPC Architectures
Conditions for subject completion
Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study
Occurrence in study plans
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Assessment of instruction
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