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Back Cover
The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
Preface
To the Instructor
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.2 The Main Components of a Computer
1.3 An Example System - Wading through the Jargon
1.4 Standards Organizations
1.5 Historical Development
1.6 The Computer Level Hierarchy
1.7 The Von Neumann Model
1.8 Non-Von Neumann Models
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review of Essential Terms and Concepts
Exercises
Chapter 2: Data Representation in Computer Systems
2.2 Positional Numbering Systems
2.3 Decimal To Binary Conversions
2.4 Signed Integer Representation
2.5 Floating-Point Representation
2.6 Character Codes
2.7 Codes For Data Recording And Transmission
2.8 Error Detection And Correction
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review Of Essential Terms And Concepts
Exercises
Chapter 3: Boolean Algebra and Digital Logic
3.2 Boolean Algebra
3.3 Logic Gates
3.4 Digital Components
3.5 Combinational Circuits
3.6 Sequential Circuits
3.7 Designing Circuits
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review of Essential Terms and Concepts
Exercises
Focus on Karnaugh Maps
Chapter 4: MARIE : An Introduction to a Simple Computer
4.2 Marie
4.3 Instruction Processing
4.4 A Simple Program
4.5 A Discussion on Assemblers
4.6 Extending Our Instruction Set
4.7 A Discussion on Decoding — Hardwired vs. Microprogrammed Control
4.8 Real World Examples of Computer Architectures
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review of Essential Terms and Concepts
Exercises
Chapter 5: A Closer Look at Instruction Set Architectures
5.2 Instruction Formats
5.3 Instruction Types
5.4 Addressing
5.5 Instruction-Level Pipelining
5.6 Real-World Examples of ISAs
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review of Essential Terms and Concepts
Exercises
Chapter 6: Memory
6.2 Types of Memory
6.3 The Memory Hierarchy
6.4 Cache Memory
6.5 Virtual Memory
6.6 A Real-World Example of Memory Management
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review of Essential Terms and Concepts
Exercises
Chapter 7: Input/Output and Storage Systems
7.2 Amdahl's Law
7.3 I/O Architectures
7.4 Magnetic Disk Technology
7.5 Optical Disks
7.6 Magnetic Tape
7.7 RAID
7.8 Data Compression
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review of Essential Terms and Concepts
Exercises
Focus on Selected Disk Storage Implementations
Chapter 8: System Software
8.2 Operating Systems
8.3 Protected Environments
8.4 Programming Tools
8.5 Java — All of the Above
8.6 Database Software
8.7 Transaction Managers
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review of Essential Terms and Concepts
Exercises
Chapter 9: Alternative Architectures
9.2 RISC Machines
9.3 Flynn's Taxonomy
9.4 Parallel and Multiprocessor Architectures
9.5 Alternative Parallel Processing Approaches
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review of Essential Terms and Concepts
Exercises
Chapter 10: Performance Measurement and Analysis
10.2 The Basic Computer Performance Equation
10.3 Mathematical Preliminaries
10.4 Benchmarking
10.6 Disk Performance
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review Of Essential Terms And Concepts
Exercises
Chapter 11: Network Organization and Architecture
11.2 Early Business Computer Networks
11.3 Early Academic and Scientific Networks — The Roots and Architecture of the Internet
11.5 Network Protocols II — TCP/IP Network Architecture
11.6 Network Organization
11.7 High-Capacity Digital Links
11.8 A Look at the Internet
Chapter Summary
Further Reading
References
Review of Essential Terms and Concepts
Exercises
Appendix A: Data Structures and the Computer
A.2 Fundamental Structures
A.3 Trees
A.4 Network Graphs
Summary
Further Reading
References
Exercises
Glossary
Glossary Numbers
Glossary A
Glossary B
Glossary C
Glossary D
Glossary E
Glossary F
Glossary G
Glossary H
Glossary I
Glossary J
Glossary K
Glossary L
Glossary M
Glossary N
Glossary O
Glossary P
Glossary Q
Glossary R
Glossary S
Glossary T
Glossary U
Glossary V
Glossary W
Glossary Z
Answers and Hints for Selected Exercises
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Appendix A
Index
Index A
Index B
Index C
Index D
Index E
Index F
Index G
Index H
Index I
Index J
Index K
Index L
Index M
Index N
Index O
Index P
Index Q
Index R
Index S
Index T
Index U
Index V
Index W
Index X
Index Z
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Code Examples
List of Sidebars
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