Buzzwords are terms that are mentioned during lecture which are particularly important to understand thoroughly. This page tracks the buzzwords for each of the lectures and can be used as a reference for finding gaps in your understanding of course material.

• Level of transformation
  • Algorithm
  • System software
  • Compiler
• Cross abstraction layers
  • Expose an interface
• Tradeoffs
• Caches
• Multi-thread
• Multi-core
• Unfairness
• DRAM controller/Memory controller
• Memory hog
• Row buffer hit/miss
• Row buffer locality
• Streaming access/ Random access
• DRAM refresh
• Retention time
• Profiling DRAM retention time
• Power consumption
• Wimpy cores
• Bloom filter
  • Pros/Cons
  • False Positive
• Simulation