Session 1

• Common CPU Terminology
  • CPU (Central Processing Unit)
  • Core
  • CPU Die
  • Analogy
  • NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Access)
    • CPU (Socket)
• What is High-Performance Computing (HPC)?
  • When to Use HPC?
• Real-life Examples of HPC
  • Bush Fire Simulation
  • Drug Discovery
  • Genomic Research
  • Computational Modeling
  • Satellite Imagery Analysis
  • Weather Simulation
  • Airflow Simulation
  • Climate Modeling
• Architecture of an HPC Machine
  • Personal Computer (PC) Architecture
  • HPC Architecture
  • Architecture of a Node
• Directories and Environment Variables
• Shell Scripting
• Exercise 1