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Let MindShare Bring Computer Architecture to Life for You
Modern computers are made up of several sophisticated parts, but the basic operation is the same today as it has been for decades. The processor is the heart of the machine, but the chipset connects it to the other subsystems within the computer. Those include system memory, graphics, and peripheral devices residing on interconnects such as PCIe, USB, SATA, LPC, and others. In addition, system-related topics such as interrupts, power management, thermal management, and other platform management topics are covered. The course is further supplemented with examples of current Intel chipsets. In short, this course guides students to a clear understanding of modern computer architecture, and prepares them for in-depth study of x86 hardware and software topics.
MindShare Courses On Computer Architecture:
All of MindShare's classroom and virtual classroom courses can be customized to fit the needs of your group.
Comprehensive Computer Architecture with Intel Chipsets Course Info
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You Will Learn:
- The parts that make up a modern computer and how they work together
- The role of the CPU, system memory, and peripheral devices
- The tradeoffs between UMA and NUMA memory architectures
- Basics of a modern processor’s micro-architecture
- How a variety of interconnect buses work, such as PCI Express, USB, and SATA
- The communication process between the CPU, memory, and peripheral devices
Course Length: 3 days
Course Outline
- Overview of system elements
- Background and history
- Types of platforms, from low-end to high-end
- Processor Overview
- Micro-architecture
- Modes of Operation
- Address Spaces
- System interfaces, including QPI and FSB
- UMA vs. NUMA
- DRAM Overview
- Cache Architectures
- Interrupts – history and current model
- Reset, Initialization, and System Configuration
- Overview of IO Buses
- PCI, PCI-X, PCIe, USB, PATA and SATA, SMBus, LPC, SPI
- Platform Management
- Power Mgt.
- Thermal Mgt.
- Other Mgt. Topics
Recommended Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of digital design and college-level computer architecture concepts is recommended.
Course Materials:
MindShare will supply an electronic copy of the presentation slides.
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