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The Architecture of Supercomputers

Author : Daniel P. Siewiorek

Publisher : Academic Press

Page : 225 pages

File Size : 48,18 MB

Release : 2014-05-10

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 1483268519

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The Architecture of Supercomputers: Titan, A Case Study describes the architecture of the first member of an entirely new computing class, the graphic supercomputing workstation known as Titan. This book is divided into seven chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Titan architecture, including the motivation, organization, and processes that created it. A survey of all the techniques to speed up computation is presented in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 reviews the issue of particular benchmarks and measures, while Chapter 4 analyzes a model of a concurrency hierarchy extending from the register set to the entire operating system. The architecture of Titan graphics supercomputer and its implementation are considered in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 examines the performance of Titan in terms of the various information flow data rates. The last chapter is devoted to the actual performance on benchmark kernels and how the architecture and implementation affect performance. This publication is recommended for architects and engineers designing processors and systems.



Computer Architecture

Author : Behrooz Parhami

Publisher : OUP USA

Page : 575 pages

File Size : 17,66 MB

Release : 2005-03-17

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9780195154559

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This textbook is designed for the first course in Computer Architecture, usually offered at the junior/senior (3rd, 4th year) level in electrical engineering, computer science or computer engineering departments. This course is required of all electrical engineering and computer science/computer engineering majors specializing in the design of computer systems. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to computer architecture, covering topic from design of simple microprocessors to techniques used in the most advanced supercomputers.



Getting Up to Speed

Author : National Research Council

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 307 pages

File Size : 22,18 MB

Release : 2005-03-03

Category : Computers

ISBN : 0309095026

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Supercomputers play a significant and growing role in a variety of areas important to the nation. They are used to address challenging science and technology problems. In recent years, however, progress in supercomputing in the United States has slowed. The development of the Earth Simulator supercomputer by Japan that the United States could lose its competitive advantage and, more importantly, the national competence needed to achieve national goals. In the wake of this development, the Department of Energy asked the NRC to assess the state of U.S. supercomputing capabilities and relevant R&D. Subsequently, the Senate directed DOE in S. Rpt. 107-220 to ask the NRC to evaluate the Advanced Simulation and Computing program of the National Nuclear Security Administration at DOE in light of the development of the Earth Simulator. This report provides an assessment of the current status of supercomputing in the United States including a review of current demand and technology, infrastructure and institutions, and international activities. The report also presents a number of recommendations to enable the United States to meet current and future needs for capability supercomputers.



It Infrastructure Architecture - Infrastructure Building Blocks and Concepts Second Edition

Author : Sjaak Laan

Publisher : Sjaak Laan

Page : 438 pages

File Size : 17,18 MB

Release : 2012-12-16

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1291250794

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Book Description

For many decades, IT infrastructure has provided the foundation for successful application deployment. Yet, general knowledge of infrastructures is still not widespread. Experience shows that software developers, system administrators, and project managers often have little knowledge of the big influence IT infrastructures have on the performance, availability and security of software applications. This book explains the concepts, history, and implementation of IT infrastructures. Although many of books can be found on individual infrastructure building blocks, this is the first book to describe all of them: datacenters, servers, networks, storage, virtualization, operating systems, and end user devices. Whether you need an introduction to infrastructure technologies, a refresher course, or a study guide for a computer science class, you will find that the presented building blocks and concepts provide a solid foundation for understanding the complexity of today's IT infrastructures.



Frontiers of Supercomputing II

Author : Karyn R. Ames

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Page : 640 pages

File Size : 42,48 MB

Release : 2022-08-19

Category : Computers

ISBN : 0520336011

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This uniquely comprehensive book brings together the vast amount of technical, economic, and political information and the analyses of supercomputing that have hitherto been buried in the frequently inaccessible "gray literature." Seventy-nine distinguished participants in the second Frontiers of Supercomputing conference offer perceptive and often controversial views on the emerging computing environment in the United States. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.



A Guidebook to Fortran on Supercomputers

Author : John M. Levesque

Publisher : Academic Press

Page : 229 pages

File Size : 14,63 MB

Release : 2014-05-12

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 1483265714

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A Guidebook to Fortran on Supercomputers presents in detail both the underlying architecture of supercomputers and the manner by which a compiler maps Fortran code onto that architecture. This book outlines the constructs preventing full optimization and provides specific strategies for restructuring a program. Organized into four chapters, this book begins with an overview of the basic concepts of vector, scalar, and parallel processing. This text then provides an in-depth look at the architectural features of a variety of existing machines, with emphasis to the features common to many of them. Other chapters consider the optimization techniques used by compilers and how a programmer can take advantage of this knowledge in restructuring existing programs and in the development of new applications. The final chapter presents examples of loops from real-world programs, with a discussion of the inherent problems. This book is a valuable resource for scientists, engineers, students, and research workers.



Parallel Computer Architecture

Author : David Culler

Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing

Page : 1056 pages

File Size : 17,16 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1558603433

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This book outlines a set of issues that are critical to all of parallel architecture--communication latency, communication bandwidth, and coordination of cooperative work (across modern designs). It describes the set of techniques available in hardware and in software to address each issues and explore how the various techniques interact.



Parallel Computers 2

Author : R.W Hockney

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 662 pages

File Size : 26,8 MB

Release : 1988-01-01

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 9780852748114

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Since the publication of the first edition, parallel computing technology has gained considerable momentum. A large proportion of this has come from the improvement in VLSI techniques, offering one to two orders of magnitude more devices than previously possible. A second contributing factor in the fast development of the subject is commercialization. The supercomputer is no longer restricted to a few well-established research institutions and large companies. A new computer breed combining the architectural advantages of the supercomputer with the advance of VLSI technology is now available at very attractive prices. A pioneering device in this development is the transputer, a VLSI processor specifically designed to operate in large concurrent systems. Parallel Computers 2: Architecture, Programming and Algorithms reflects the shift in emphasis of parallel computing and tracks the development of supercomputers in the years since the first edition was published. It looks at large-scale parallelism as found in transputer ensembles. This extensively rewritten second edition includes major new sections on the transputer and the OCCAM language. The book contains specific information on the various types of machines available, details of computer architecture and technologies, and descriptions of programming languages and algorithms. Aimed at an advanced undergraduate and postgraduate level, this handbook is also useful for research workers, machine designers, and programmers concerned with parallel computers. In addition, it will serve as a guide for potential parallel computer users, especially in disciplines where large amounts of computer time are regularly used.



Peer-to-Peer Computing

Author : Alfred Wai-Sing Loo

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 279 pages

File Size : 28,16 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Computers

ISBN : 1846283817

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Communications of ACM Internet Research IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems Parallel Computing IEEE Transactions on Computers ACM Transactions on Computer Systems



Build Supercomputers with Raspberry Pi 3

Author : Carlos R. Morrison

Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 15,86 MB

Release : 2017-03-23

Category : Computers

ISBN : 178728915X

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A step-by-step guide that will enhance your skills in creating powerful systems to solve complex issues About This Book Carlos R. Morrison from NASA will teach you to build a supercomputer with Raspberry Pi 3 Deepen your understanding of setting up host nodes, configuring networks, and automating mountable drives Learn various math, physics, and engineering applications to solve complex problems Who This Book Is For This book targets hobbyists and enthusiasts who want to explore building supercomputers with microcomputers. Researchers will also find this book useful. Prior programming knowledge is necessary; knowledge of supercomputers is not. What You Will Learn Understand the concept of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) Understand node networking. Configure nodes so that they can communicate with each other via the network switch Build a Raspberry Pi3 supercomputer. Test the supercluster Use the supercomputer to calculate MPI p codes. Learn various practical supercomputer applications In Detail Author Carlos R. Morrison (Staff Scientist, NASA) will empower the uninitiated reader to quickly assemble and operate a Pi3 supercomputer in the shortest possible time. The lifeblood of a supercomputer, the MPI code, is introduced early, and sample MPI code provides additional practice opportunities for you to test the effectiveness of your creation. You will learn how to configure various nodes and switches so that they can effectively communicate with each other. By the end of this book, you will have successfully built a supercomputer and the various applications related to it. Style and approach A progressive guide that will start off with serial coding and MPI concepts, moving towards configuring a complete supercluster, and solving real world problems