Computer Organization and Architecture

<h2>Brief Contents</h2> <div class="c-section-headers-non-traditional-number-list_container"> <h3>I. Introduction</h3> <ol> <li>Basic Concepts and Computer Evolution</li> <li>Performance Concepts</li> </ol> <h3>II. The Computer System</h3> <ol start="3"> <li>A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection</li> <li>The Memory Hierarchy: Locality and Performance</li> <li>Cache Memory</li> <li>Internal Memory</li> <li>External Memory</li> <li>Input/Output</li> <li>Operating System Support</li> </ol> <h3>III. Arithmetic and Logic</h3> <ol start="10"> <li>Number Systems</li> <li>Computer Arithmetic</li> <li>Digital Logic</li> </ol> <h3>IV. Instruction Sets and Assembly Language</h3> <ol start="13"> <li>Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions</li> <li>Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats</li> <li>Assembly Language and Related Topics</li> </ol> <h3>V. The Central Processing Unit</h3> <ol start="16"> <li>Processor Structure and Function</li> <li>Reduced Instruction Set Computers</li> <li>Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors</li> <li>Control Unit Operation and Microprogrammed Control</li> </ol> <h3>VI. Parallel Organization</h3> <ol start="20"> <li>Parallel Processing</li> <li>Multicore Computers</li> </ol> </div>