Computer organization and architecture: designing for performance / William Stallings

Chapter 0 Reader's Guide
0.1 Oudine of the Book
0.2 A Roadmap for Readers and Instructors
0.3 Why Study Computer Organization and Architecture
0.4 Internet and Web Resources
PART ONE OVERVffiW
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Organization and Architecture
1.2 Structure and Function
1.3 Key Terms and Review Questions
Chapter 2 Computer Evolution and Performance
2.1 A Brief History of Computers
2.2 Designing for Performance
2.3 The Evolution of the Intel x86 Architecture
2.4 Embedded Systems and the ARM
2.5 Performance Assessment
2.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
2.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
part TWO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM
Chapter 3 ATop-LevelView of Computer Function and Interconnection
3.1 Computer Components
3.2 Computer Function
3.3 Interconnection Structures
3.4 Bus Interconnection
3.5 PCI 113
3.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
3.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Appendix 3A Timing Diagrams
Chapter 4 Cache Memory
4.1 Computer Memory System Overview
4.2 Cache Memory Principles
4.3 Elements of Cache Design
4.4 Pentium 4 Cache Organization
4.5 ARM Cache Organization
4.6 Recommended Reading
4.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems !
Appendix 4A Performance Characteristics ofTwo-Level Memories
Chapter 5 Internal Memory Technology
5.1 Semiconductor Main Memory
5.2 Error Correction
5.3 Advanced DRAM Organization
5.4 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
5.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 6 External Memory
6.1 Magnetic Disk
6.2 RAID
6.3 Optical Memory
6.4 Magnetic Tape
6.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
6.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 7 Input/Output
7.1 External Devices
7.2 I/O Modules
7.3 Programmed I/O
7.4 Interrupt-Driven I/O
7.5 Direct Memory Access:
7.6 I/O Channels and Processors 2
7.7 The External Interface: FireWire and Infiniband
7.8 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
7.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 8 Operating System Support
8.1 Operating System Overview
8.2 Scheduling
8.3 Memory Management
8.4 Pentium Memory Management
8.5 ARM Memory Management
8.6 Recommended Reading andWeb Sites
8.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
PART THREE THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
Chapter 9 Computer Arithmetic
9.1 The Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)
9.2 Integer Representation
9.3 Integer Arithmetic;
9.4 Floating-Point Representation
9.5 Floating-Point Arithmetic
9.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
9.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 10 Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions
10.1 Machine Instruction Characteristics
10.2 Types of Operands
10.3 Intel x86 and ARM Data Types
10.4 Types of Operations
10.5 Intel x86 and ARM Operation Types
10.6 Recommended Reading
10.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Appendix lOA Stacks
Appendix lOB Little, Big, and Bi-Endian
Chapter 11 Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats
11.1 Addressing
11.2 x86 and ARM Addressing Modes
11.3 Instruction Formats
11.4 x86 and ARM Instruction Formats
11.5 Assembly Language
11.6 Recommended Reading
11.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 12 Processor Structure and Function
12.1 Processor Organization
12.2 Register Organization
12.3 The Instruction Cycle
12.4 Instruction Pipelining
12.5 The x86 Processor Family
12.6 The ARM Processor
12.7 Recommended Reading
12.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 13 Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RlSCs)
13.1 Instruction Execution Characteristics
13.2 The Use of a Large Register File
13.3 Compiler-Based Register Optimization ;
13.4 Reduced Instruction Set Architecture
13.5 RISC Pipelining
13.6 MIPS R4000
13.7 SPARC '
13.8 The RISC versus CISC Controversy !
13.9 Recommended Reading
13.10 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 14 Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors
14.1 Overview
14.2 Design Issues!
14.3 Pentium
14.4 ARM Cortex-A8
14.5 Recommended Reading
14.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
PART FOUR THE CONTROL UNIT
Chapter 15 Control Unit Operation
15.1 Micro-operations
15.2 Control of the Processor
15.3 Hardwired Implementation
15.4 Recommended Reading
15.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 16 Microprogrammed Control
16.1 Basic Concepts
16.2 Microinstruction Sequencing
16.3 Microinstruction Executio'n
16.4 TI 88001
16.5 Recommended Reading i
16.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
PART FIVE PARALLEL ORGANIZATION
Chapter 17 Parallel Processing
17.1 The Use of Multiple Processors
17.2 Symmetric Multiprocessors
17.3 Cache Coherence and the MESI Protocol
17.4 Multithreading and Chip Multiprocessors
17.5 Clusters 671
17.6 Nonuniform Memory Access Computers
17.7 Vector Computation (
17.8 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
17.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 18 Multicore Computers
18.1 HardwarePerformance Issues
18.2 Software Performance Issues'
18.3 Multicore Organization
18.4 Intel x86 Multicore Organization
18.5 ARMll MPCore 717
18.6 Reconunended Reading and Web Sites
18.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Appendix A Projects for Teaching Computer Organization
and Architecture
A. 1 Interactive Simulations
A.2 Research Projects'
A.3 Simulation Projects /
Assembly Language Projects
Reading/Report Assignments
A.6 Writing Assignments'
A.7 Test Bank "
Appendix B Assembly Language and Related Topics
B.l Assembly Language'
B.2 Assemblers
B.3 Loading and Linking
B.4 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
B.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 1
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Chapter 19 Number Systems
19.1 The Decimal System
19.2 The Binary System
19.3 Converting between Binary and Decimal
19.4 Hexadecimal Notation
19.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 20 Digital Logic
20.1 Boolean Algebra
20.2 Gates
20.3 Combinational Circuits
20.4 Sequential Circuits
20.5 Programmable Logic Devices
20.6 Recommended Reading and Web Site
20.7 Key Terms and Problems
Chapter 21 The IA-64 Architecture
21.1 Motivation
21.2 General Organization
21.3 Predication, Speculation, and Software Pipelining
21.4 IA-64 Instruction Set Architecture
21.5 Itanium Organization
21.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
21.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems