The hardware/software organization/structure in a data center/supercomputer.

• Analyse different IO Layers.
• Demonstrate different data reduction techniques.
• Outline data management with cache coherence or staging.
• Outline access patterns for files and also parallel file access.

• K1.3.1 I/O Layers
• K1.3.2 Data Reduction Techniques
• K1.3.3 Data Management
• K1.3.4 Access Pattern