Chapter 0 Reader's Guide
0.1 Outline of the Book
0.2 A Roadmap For Readers and Instructors
0.3 Why Study Computer Organization and Architecture
0.4 Internet and Web ResourcesPART ONE OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Organization and Architecture
1.2 Structure and Function
1.3 Key Terms and Review QuestionsChapter 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 ProblemsPART TWO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM
Chapter 3 A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection
3.1 Computer Components
3.2 Computer Function
3.3 Interconnection Structures
3.4 Bus Interconnection
3.5 PCI
3.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
3.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
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 of Two-Level Memorie
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 ProblemsChapter
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 ProblemsChapter
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
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 and Web Sites
8.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
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
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 (RISCs)
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 4
14.4 ARM Cortex-A8
14.5 Recommended Reading
14.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and ProblemsPART 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 ProblemsChapter 16 Microprogrammed Control
16.1 Basic Concepts
16.2 Microinstruction Sequencing
16.3 Microinstruction Execution
16.4 TI 8800
16.5 Recommended Reading
16.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and ProblemsPART FIVE PARALLEL ORGANIZATION
Chapter 17 Parallel Processing1
7.1 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
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 ARM11 MPCore
18.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites
18.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and ProblemsAPPENDIX A Projects for Teaching Computer Organization and
Architecture
A.1 Interactive Simulations
A.2 Research Projects
A.3 Simulation Projects
A.4 Reading/Report Assignments
A.5 Writing Assignments
A.6 Test BankAppendix
B Assembly Language, Assemblers, and Compilers
B.1 Assembly Language
B.2 Assemblers
B.3 Loading and Linking
B.4 Recommended Reading and Web Site
B.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and ProblemsONLINE CHAPTERS
WilliamStallings.com/COA/COA8e.htm
lChapter 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 and Speculation
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 ProblemsONLINE APPENDICES
WilliamStallings.com/COA/COA8e.htmlAppendix C Hash Tables
Appendix D Victim Cache
Appendix E Interleaved Memory
Appendix F International Reference Alphabet
Appendix G Virtual Memory Page Replacement Algorithms
Appendix H Recursive Procedures
Appendix I Additional Instruction Pipeline TopicsH.1 Pipeline Reservation Tables
H.2 Reorder Buffers
H.3 Scoreboarding
H.4 Tomasulo's AlgorithmReferences
Glossary
Index
Acronyms
William Stallings has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in computer networking and computer architecture. He has authored 18 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of 35 books on various aspects of these subjects. In over 20 years in the field, he has been a technical contributor, technical manager, and an executive with several high-technology firms. Currently he is an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions.
He has six times received the prize for best Computer Science and Engineering textbook of the year from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association.
Bill has designed and implemented both TCP/IP-based and OSI-based protocol suites on a variety of computers and operating systems, ranging from microcomputers to mainframes. As a consultant, he has advised government agencies, computer and software vendors, and major users on the design, selection, and use of networking software and products.
Dr. Stallings holds a Ph.D. from M.I.T. in Computer Science and a B.S. from Notre Dame in Electrical Engineering.
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