Computer organization and architecture : designing for performance
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Computer organization and architecture : designing for performance
Prentice Hall, c2000
5th ed
- : pbk.
Available at 9 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [725]-738) and index
Previous ed.: 1996
Description and Table of Contents
Description
For junior/senior/graduate-level courses in Computer Organization and Architecture in the Computer Science and Engineering departments.
This text provides a clear, comprehensive presentation of the organization and architecture of modern-day computers, emphasizing both fundamental principles and the critical role of performance in driving computer design. The text conveys concepts through a wealth of concrete examples highlighting modern CISC and RISC systems.
Table of Contents
I. OVERVIEW.
1. Introduction.
2. Computer Evolution and Performance.
II. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.
3. System Buses.
4. Internal Memory.
5. External Memory.
6. Input/Output.
7. Operating System Support.
III. THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT.
8. Computer Arithmetic.
9. Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions.
10. Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats.
11. CPU Structure and Function.
12. Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISCs).
13. Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors.
IV. THE CONTROL UNIT.
14. Control Unit Operation.
15. Microprogrammed Control.
V. PARALLEL ORGANIZATION.
16. Parallel Processing.
Appendix A: Digital Logic.
Appendix B: Projects for Teaching Computer Organization and Architecture.
References.
Glossary.
Index.
Acronyms.
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