Beowulf Based Curriculum Enrichment Integrated Laboratory (B-CEIL)

Beowulf集群是一台低成本的超级计算机，基于联网在一起的廉价计算机节点。它提供了一个低成本的并行处理环境，可用于丰富副学士和学士级别的计算机科学和相关领域的课程。该项目正在开发一个基于贝奥武夫的课程丰富综合实验室(B-CEIL)，以加强几个学位课程关键课程中的重要概念和原理：计算机科学学士、应用科学副学士(A.A.S.)该实验室的核心部分是一个24节点的Beowulf集群，该集群由24台奔腾计算机和3台Alpha工作站组成，并增加了模拟公共交换网络(PSN)的补充设备。在B-CEIL环境下，正在开发两个层次的学生实验项目。第一级包括计算机接口、联网、集群、任务调度和优化以及基准测试等主题。第二层次侧重于加强学生对真实世界基于PSN的网络和计算密集型领域的理解，如人工神经网络、图像压缩、图像分析、数值分析和分布式数据库。学生实验项目适用于该大学理工科、A.A.和B.A.T.专业的多门课程，包括网络、系统编程和并发进程、计算机组织、操作系统、数据库管理系统、编程语言原理、数值方法、图像处理和PC硬件。

A Beowulf cluster is a low-cost supercomputer based on inexpensive computer nodes networked together. It provides a low-cost parallel processing environment that can be used to enrich curricula in computer science and related fields at the associate's and bachelor's levels. This project is developing a Beowulf-Based Curriculum Enrichment Integrated Laboratory (B-CEIL) for enhancing important concepts and principles in key courses of several degree programs: B.S. in computer science, Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in computer information systems, and Bachelor of Applied Technology (B.A.T.).The central component of the lab is a 24-node Beowulf cluster, built from an existing inventory of 24 Pentium computers and three Alpha workstations, with the addition of complementary equipment to simulate a Public Switched Network (PSN).Two levels of student lab projects are being developed in the B-CEIL environment. The first level covers topics such as computer interfacing, networking, clustering, task scheduling and optimization, and benchmarking. The second level focuses on enhancing students' understanding of real-world PSN-based networking and computationally intensive fields such as artificial neural networks, image compression, image analysis, numerical analysis, and distributed databases. The student lab projects are applicable to a number of courses in the university's B.S., A.A.S., and B.A.T. programs, including Networking, Systems Programming and Concurrent Processes, Computer Organization, Operating Systems, Database Management Systems, Principles of Programming Languages, Numerical Methods, Image Processing, and PC Hardware.