1. Parallel Computer Architecture: A Hardware/Software Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design).
2. David Culler, J.P. Singh, Anoop Gupta. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. 1999. ISBN 1-55860-343-3 .
Parallel Architectures
| Type of study | Doctoral |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | English |
| Code | 9600-0001/02 |
| Abbreviation | PAR |
| Course title | Parallel Architectures |
| Credits | 10 |
| Coordinating department | IT4Innovations |
| Course coordinator | doc. Mgr. Vít Vondrák, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
The course consists of selected chapters on the architecture of parallel computers. Students will become familiar with the classification of parallel architectures and taxonomy of parallel computers. The basic concepts of HPC systems building blocks (processors, vector units, HPC network, memory systems, etc.) will be presented. Then, the description of advanced technologies used in the currently most powerful computers worldwide, such as heterogeneous accelerators or multi-core processors, will follow.
Literature
Advised literature
1. K. Hwang, Advanced Computer Architecture, McGraw-Hill: 1993
2. Hwang and Zhiwei, Scalable Parallel Computing, McGraw-Hill: 1998
2. Hwang and Zhiwei, Scalable Parallel Computing, McGraw-Hill: 1998