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Fundamentals of Processor and Computer Design

Computer Organization and Architecture is a comprehensive coverage of the entire field of computer design updated with the most recent research and innovations in computer structure and function. With clear, concise, and easy-to-read material, the Tenth Edition is a user-friendly source for students studying computers. Subjects such as I/O functions and structures, RISC, and parallel processors are explored integratively throughout, with real world examples enhancing the text for student interest. With brand new material and strengthened pedagogy, this text engages students in the world of computer organization and architecture.



PART ONE: OVERVIEW

1. Basic Concepts and Computer Evolution

2. Performance Issues

PART TWO: THE COMPUTER SYSTEM

3. A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection

4. Cache Memory

5. Internal Memory Technology

6. External Memory

7. Input/Output

8. Operating System Support

PART THREE: ARITHMETIC AND LOGIC

9. Number Systems

10. Computer Arithmetic

11. Digital Logic

PART FOUR: THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

12. Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions

13. Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats

14. Processor Structure and Function

15. Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISCs)

16. Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors

PART FIVE: PARALLEL ORGANIZATION

17. Parallel Processing

18. Multicore Computers

19. General-Purpose Graphic Processing Units

PART SIX THE CONTROL UNIT

20. Control Unit Operation

21. Microprogrammed Control

Appendix A. Assembly Language, Assemblers, and Compilers

Appendix B. Projects for Teaching Computer Organization and Architecture