Computer Organization and Architecture, Global Edition

For graduate and undergraduate courses in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering

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 10th 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 organisation and architecture.

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• 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