Computer Organization and Architecture

Designing for Performance: United States Edition

William Stallings (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

768 Seiten

1999 | 5th edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-081294-0 (ISBN)

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Addresses fundamental principles in computer organization and architecture and the critical role of performance in driving computer design, covering superscalar design, IA-64 design features, and parallel processor organization trends. Offers numerous ongoing examples, especially of Pentium, plus d

For junior/senior/graduate-level courses in Computer Organization and Architecture in the Computer Science and Engineering departments.

This text provides a clear, comprehensive presentation of the organization and architecture of modern-day computers, emphasizing both fundamental principles and the critical role of performance in driving computer design. The text conveys concepts through a wealth of concrete examples highlighting modern CISC and RISC systems.

WILLIAM STALLINGS has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in computer networking and computer architecture. He has authored 17 titles, plus revised editions, for a total of 37 books on various aspects of these subjects. He has three times received the award for best Computer Science Textbook of the Year from the Text and Academic Authors Association (Computer Organization and Architecture, Prentice Hall, 1996; Data and Computer Communications, Prentice Hall, 1997; Operating Systems, Prentice Hall, 1998). In over 20 years in the field, Dr. Stallings 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. Dr. Stallings is a frequent lecturer and a regular contributor to technical journals and trade publications. Dr. Stallings holds a Ph.D. from MIT in computer science and a B.S. from Notre Dame in electrical engineering.

I. OVERVIEW.

1. Introduction.
2. Computer Evolution and Performance.
II. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.

3. System Buses.
4. Internal Memory.
5. External Memory.
6. Input/Output.
7. Operating System Support.
III. THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT.

8. Computer Arithmetic.
9. Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions.
10. Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats.
11. CPU Structure and Function.
12. Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISCs).
13. Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors.
IV. THE CONTROL UNIT.

14. Control Unit Operation.
15. Microprogrammed Control.
V. PARALLEL ORGANIZATION.

16. Parallel Processing.
Appendix A: Digital Logic.
Appendix B: Projects for Teaching Computer Organization and Architecture.
References.
Glossary.
Index.
Acronyms.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.8.1999
Sprache	englisch
Maße	185 x 240 mm
Gewicht	1260 g
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Desktop Publishing / Typographie
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	0-13-081294-3 / 0130812943
ISBN-13	978-0-13-081294-0 / 9780130812940
Zustand	Neuware