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Parallel Computer Organization & Design — Lecture Slides for All 8 Chapters (PDF)

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Complete lecture-slide deck for Parallel Computer Organization and Design (Dubois, Annavaram, Stenström). Covers all 8 chapters: multicore/CMP basics, performance models (Amdahl & Gustafson), shared-memory vs. message passing, cache hierarchy & MSI/MESI/MOESI coherence, memory consistency (SC/TSO/RC), synchronization (locks, barriers, atomics, TM), interconnection networks (topologies, routing, flow control, NoC), scalability, power/energy, reliability, and case studies. Ready-to-teach slides ideal for instructors, TAs, and self-learners. parallel computer architecture slides, Dubois lecture slides, cache coherence MESI, memory consistency models, multicore CMP fundamentals, synchronization primitives locks, barriers and atomics, interconnection networks routing, network-on-chip NoC slides, message passing vs shared memory, Amdahl Gustafson law, scalability analysis parallel, cache hierarchy design, directory vs snooping coherence, GPU SIMD overview, performance benchmarks PARSEC, latency hiding prefetching, transactional memory concepts, power and energy in multicore, reliability and faults in parallel systems, parallel programming models, computer architecture course materials

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ALL 8 CHAPTERS COVERED

, CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

• COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE: DEFINITION

• SYSTEM COMPONENTS

• TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS AND TRENDS

• PERFORMANCE METRICS AND EVALUATION

• QUANTITATIVE PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER DESIGN




© Michel Dubois, Murali Annavaram, Per Stenström All rights reserved

, WHAT IS COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE?
• OLD DEFINITION: INSTRUCTION SET ARCHITECTURE (ISA)

• TODAY’S DEFINITION IS MUCH BROADER: HARDWARE
ORGANIZATION OF COMPUTERS (HOW TO BUILD COMPUTER)--
INCLUDES ISA

• LAYERED VIEW OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS




• ROLE OF THE COMPUTER ARCHITECT:
• TO MAKE DESIGN TRADE-OFFS ACROSS THE HW/SW INTERFACE TO
MEET FUNCTIONAL, PERFORMANCE AND COST REQUIREMENTS


© Michel Dubois, Murali Annavaram, Per Stenström All rights reserved

, COMPUTER ORGANIZATION

• MODERN PC ARCHITECTURE




© Michel Dubois, Murali Annavaram, Per Stenström All rights reserved

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