Computer Systems Design for Energy Efficiency
In order to be competitive in the computer science field, it’s imperative to understand the basic building blocks of a modern computer and how they directly impact the speed and efficiency of a program. Whether you work with embedded systems, mobile computer-based systems, or cloud systems, performance and energy efficiency are key drivers of usability and competitiveness of computerized products.
In this course, you will learn how to design modern multicore-based computers, and how the design choices you make affect performance and energy consumption. You will explore design principles governing modern microprocessors, such as pipelining and cache memories, as well as methods for determining the impact of your design on execution time and energy efficiency.
These skills can make a difference for practicing engineers for the purpose of building highly competitive products. Take, for instance, a smartphone with limited battery capacity. By adding value to end users through new or improved functionality, this can lead to significantly shorter operation time between battery charges, thus utilizing the already limited resources of a smartphone far more efficiently.
With this skillset, you can become an expert in computer system performance and energy efficiency - knowledge that is in high demand when designing computerized embedded products. With trends towards IoT (Internet of Things), autonomous systems and mobile computers, such a skillset will be critical in a career in systems engineering.
This course is derived from a Chalmers senior undergraduate course in computer system design.
What you'll learn
- Design concepts in modern multicore-based computers including processors and memory hierarchies
- How energy efficient and fast a program will execute
- How to use simple models to analyze energy efficiency and performance
- How taught design concepts are used in modern multicore-based computer systems
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Length | 8 weeks |
Effort | 8 weeks, 4–6 hours per week |
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Cost | $49 |
From | Chalmers University of Technology, ChalmersX via edX |
Instructor | Per Stenström |
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Language | English |
Subjects | Programming |
Tags | Computer Science |
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 8 weeks |
Effort | 8 weeks, 4–6 hours per week |
Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
Cost | $49 |
From | Chalmers University of Technology, ChalmersX via edX |
Instructor | Per Stenström |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Programming |
Tags | Computer Science |
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