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

Fundamentals of Processor and Computer Design

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 Tenth Edition is a user-friendly source for people 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 reader interest. With brand new material and strengthened pedagogy, this text engages readers in the world of computer organization and architecture.

PART ONE: OVERVIEW

Chapter 1: Basic Concepts and Computer Evolution

Chapter 2: Performance Issues

PART TWO: THE COMPUTER SYSTEM

Chapter 3: A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection

Chapter 4: Cache Memory

Chapter 5: Internal Memory Technology

Chapter 6: External Memory

Chapter 7: Input/Output

Chapter 8: Operating System Support

PART THREE: ARITHMETIC AND LOGIC

Chapter 9: Number Systems

Chapter 10: Computer Arithmetic

Chapter 11: Digital Logic

PART FOUR: THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

Chapter 12: Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions

Chapter 13: Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats

Chapter 14: Processor Structure and Function

Chapter 15: Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISCs)

Chapter 16: Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors

PART FIVE: PARALLEL ORGANIZATION

Chapter 17: Parallel Processing

Chapter 18: Multicore Computers

Chapter 19: General-Purpose Graphic Processing Units

PART SIX THE CONTROL UNIT

Chapter 20: Control Unit Operation

Chapter 21: Microprogrammed Control

Appendix A Assembly Language, Assemblers, and Compilers

APPENDIX B Projects for Teaching Computer Organization and Architecture