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.
Literature
1. Parallel Computer Architecture: A Hardware/Software Approach (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design). David Culler, J.P. Singh, Anoop Gupta. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. 1999. ISBN 1-55860-343-3.