# SD1.2.5 I/O Programming middleware

## Learning Outcomes

* Assess general concepts of HPC I/O systems (e.g. parallel file systems) and how to map the data model to the storage system, e.g. by using appropriate I/O libraries and middleware architectures.
* Demonstrate the use of NetCDF as a parallel data format with different API.
* Demonstrate the use of XIOS.

## Subskills

* [[skill-tree:sd:1:2:5:1:b]]
* [[skill-tree:sd:1:2:5:2:b]]