Computer Organization and Architecture: Principles of Structure and Function |
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address field address register addressing modes algorithm arbitration architecture arithmetic binary bits block branch instruction buffer byte cache channel Chapter chip circuit condition code conditional branch contains control signals control unit data transfer decimal decoder digits disk example execution exponent Figure floating-point function gates general-purpose hardware I/O device I/O module I/O operation implementation indicate indirect input instruction cycle instruction format instruction pipeline instruction set integers Intel interface interrupt lines Load logic machine instructions main memory memory address memory references micro-operations microinstruction microprogramming Multibus multiple multiplexer op code opcode operand operating system organization output performance pipeline pointer priority processor program counter provides register file request result RISC segment sequence shift Significand slot specified stack status storage stored subroutine subtraction superscalar system bus Table tion types variables vector virtual address virtual memory VMEbus word write