Covers the principles and mechanisms of virtual memory in computer systems, focusing on isolation, efficiency, and the role of the Memory Management Unit.
Discusses scheduling internals, metrics, and policies in computer systems, emphasizing efficiency and the complexities of modern multi-core architectures.
Covers neuromorphic computing, challenges in ternary and binary computing, hardware simulations of the brain, and new materials for artificial brain cells.
Covers persistence in computer science, focusing on magnetic disks and their performance characteristics, including seek time, rotational latency, and disk scheduling algorithms.
Explores the interaction between operating systems and devices, covering device drivers, IO basics, hardware structure, buses, disk performance, and RAID levels.