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Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance, 7th Edition
- By William Stallings
- Published Jul 11, 2005 by Pearson.
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Features
• Systems are viewed from both the architectural (attributes of a system visible to a machine language programmer) and organizational (operational units and their interconnections that realize the architecture) perspectives — Designed to present material within a useful context for clarity.
• Thorough coverage of computer arithmetic — Addresses twos complement and floating point representations and arithmetic, with detailed examination of IEEE 754.
• Liberal use of figures, tables, and examples — Provides
clarification of key concepts every step of the way.
• Detailed treatment of bus organization — Assists students in understanding thefunctioning of buses to evaluate key design issues.
• Unified, detailed treatment of I/O — Demonstrates the interaction of I/O modules with the outside world and the CPU. Provides full understanding of I/O functions and structures, including two important external interface examples: FireWire and InfiniBand.
• Strong chapter on RISC — Illustrates the importance of the technology found in virtually all contemporary machines.
• Thorough discussion of cache memory — Presents a clear review of the increasingly complex design of cache memory, a central element in the design of high-performance processors.
• Detailed treatment of internal and external memory — Delivers a unified discussion of the elements of the memory hierarchy, from registers to optical memory, as well as leading-edge areas, such as optical, advanced DRAM, and RAID disk arrays.
• Numerous running examples, especially Pentium 4, throughout the text — Highlights specific system examples to illustrate points and motivate the reader, with special attention to the most important CISC and superscalar systems, including Pentium 4 and PowerPC G4.
• Clear treatment of parallel processors — Exceptionally clear, well-organized treatment of symmetric multiprocessors (SMP), clusters, and NUMA systems.
• Full treatment of microprogrammed implementation — Provides a solid review of this often-overlooked area.
• Built-in assessment tools – Includes review questions for
each chapter, plus lists of key words and common acronyms.
• Companion Website -- Access textbook-related resources and support materials for students and instructors maintained by the author.
• Student Resource Site -- Access a wealth of computer science-related information including mathematics reviews, how-to documents, research resources, and career explorations maintained by the author.
Description
- Copyright 2006
- Edition: 7th
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-13-185644-8
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-185644-8
With up-to-date coverage of modern architectural approaches, this handbook provides a thorough discussion of the fundamentals of computer organization and architecture, as well as the critical role of performance in driving computer design. KEY TOPICS: Captures the field’s continued innovations and improvements, with input from active practitioners. Reviews the two most prevalent approaches: superscalar, which has come to dominate the microprocessor design field, including the widely used Pentium; and EPIC, seen in the IA-64 architecture of Intel's Itanium. Views systems from both the architectural and organizational perspectives. Includes coverage of critical topics, such as bus organization, computer arithmetic, I/O modules, RISC, memory, and parallel processors. MARKET: For professionals in computer product marketing or information system configuration and maintenance.
Sample Content
Table of Contents
Part 1: Overview
- Introduction. 2. Computer Evolution and Performance.
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 3: 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. Part 4: The Control Unit16. Control Unit Operation. 17. Microprogrammed Control.
Part 5: Parallel Organization 18. Parallel Processing. Appendix A: Digital LogicBoolean Algebra. Gates. Combinational Circuits. Sequential Circuits. Problems.
Appendix B: Number SystemsThe Decimal System. The Binary System. Converting between Binary and Decimal. Hexadecimal Notation. Problems.
Appendix C: Projects For Teaching Computer Organization and ArchitectureResearch Projects. Simulation Projects. Reading/Report Assignments.
References. Glossary. Index. Acronyms.