Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for PerformanceFor courses in computer organization and architecture, this text provides a clear, comprehensive presentation of the organization and architecture of contemporary computers. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Architecture? | 10 |
PART TWO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance William Stallings No preview available - 2003 |
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addition address field address register addressing modes algorithm approach architecture arithmetic array binary block branch instruction branch prediction buffer byte Chapter chip clock complement conditional branch contains control signals control unit data transfer decimal decoder device digits disk doubleword DRAM endian example execution exponent Figure flag floating-point function hardware I/O module IEEE implementation includes index register indirect addressing InfiniBand input instruction cycle instruction format instruction pipeline instruction set integer Intel interrupt L2 cache load logic loop machine instructions main memory memory address micro-operations microinstruction microprocessor microprogramming multiple opcode operand operating system organization output overflow parallel Pentium performance pointer PowerPC processor program counter RAID representation result RISC segment sequence shift sign bit significand specified stack storage stored subtraction superscalar system bus Table tion types typical unsigned vector virtual memory word write zero