Program Description - Pellissippi State Community College

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HPC 2020 Advanced HPC Internetworking & Grid Technology 4 Credits
This course is a continuation of HPC 1020 and provides instruction in the planning, installation,
and administration of high-speed routers, switches, high-performance networking, and
introductory WAN security issues. Topics include Cisco router elements, network service,
TCP/IPtransport-layer protocols, managing configuration files, IOS software commands, protocol
address resolution, router topology, IP addressing and access list operations, I/O architecture,
performance modeling, high-speed communication networks, grid internetworking,
and security architecture. On Demand Prerequisite(s): HPC 1020 or consent of instructor
HPC 2300 HPC Architecture & System Administration 4 Credits
This course reviews microprocessors. Topics include classification and management of clusters,
an in-depth study of the system board components and memory management, supporting
input and output devices, troubleshooting and disaster recovery techniques, working with highspeed
networks, distributed and shared memory systems, hardware design issues, vector parallel
machines and communication issues of remote massively parallel machines and clusters,
and the assembly and maintenance of PC clusters. On Demand Corequisite(s): CSIT 2461 or
consent of instructor
HPC 2400 Introduction to Parallel Programming 4 Credits
Parallel computing fundamentals including models of parallel computing, architecture taxonomy,
memory architecture, performance, design, and scalability considerations, parallel programming
paradigms, techniques and issues in parallel program creation, and parallel programming
examples. On Demand Prerequisite(s): HPC 1010 or consent of instructor
HPC 2500 MPI Programming 4 Credits
Introduction to MPI programming including data types, functions, collective operations,
language bindings, implementation issues, error handling, process creation and management,
performance tuning, and I/O operations. On Demand Prerequisite(s): HPC 1010 or consent of
instructor
HPC 2600 High Performance & Distributed Computing 4 Credits
A study of the Java programming language involving distributed and parallel applications.
Emphasis is on distributed-object computing, multithreading, networking, remote objects,
Java, and different flavors of parallel programming models and Web-based parallel computing.
Concepts of exception handling, debugging, documentation and object-oriented programming
are an integral part of the course. On Demand Prerequisite(s): CSIT 1541 and HPC 2400; or
consent of instructor
HPC 2700 HPC Data Mining 4 Credits
Data mining is the automated extraction of hidden predictive information from databases.
This technology is used to recognize patterns in data in order to discover new knowledge. This
course provides an introduction into the use of existing tools developed for specific applications
and background information about the development of new tools. Special emphasis is
placed on case studies using high-performance computing methods and techniques, including
pattern recognition, analysis, and visualization. Class projects are designed to use HPC hardware
and software. On Demand Prerequisite(s): CSIT 1541 and HPC 1010; or consent of
instructor
HPC 2800 HPC Image Processing & Analysis 4 Credits
Provides training in the use of advanced image and raster analysis tools in the highperformance
computing environment, including the development and use of applications to
divide, distribute the analysis, and recombine image data in a final result. Students are also
trained to use commercially available and public domain tools to analyze, combine, and visualize
complex image data. On Demand
HPC 2900 HPC Special Topics 4 Credits
This course provides an avenue to present state-of-the-art technology courses in a timely
manner. The topics allow an array of High Performance Computing courses to be delivered
while technical innovations are moving toward the mainstream, thus providing cutting-edge
technology today. May be repeated for credit up to 8 hours when a different topic is taught. On
Demand Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor
◆ Meets Pellissippi State and Tennessse Board of Regents minimum degree requirements. ★ Transfers as equivalent course to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.