Computer organization and architecture : designing for performance
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Computer organization and architecture : designing for performance
（The William Stallings books on computer and data communications technology）
Prentice Hall, Pearson Education International, c2003
6th ed., international ed
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Computer organization & architecture : designing for performance
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Previous ed.: 2000
Includes bibliographical references (p. [757]-771) and index
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For junior/senior/graduate-level courses in Computer Organization in departments of Computer Science and Computer Engineering.
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. Cache Memory.
5. Internal Memory Technology.
6. External Memory.
7. Input/Output.
8. Operating System Support.
III. THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT.
9. Computer Arithmetic.
10. Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions.
11. Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats.
12. CPU Structure and Function.
13. Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISCs).
14. Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors.
15. The IA-64 Architecture.
IV. THE CONTROL UNIT.
16. Control Unit Operation.
17. Microprogrammed Control.
V. PARALLEL ORGANIZATION.
18. Parallel Processing.
Appendix A: Digital Logic.
Appendix B: Number Systems
Appendix C: Projects for Teaching Computer Organization and Architecture.
References.
Glossary.
Index.
Acronyms.
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