本书介绍计算机的结构和功能,旨在尽量清晰、完整地介绍现代计算机系统的本质和特性。
尽管计算机领域存在着产品的多样性以及变革迅速的特点,但一些基本的概念依然适用。这些概念的应用取决于技术的当前发展状况以及设计者希望实现的价格/性能目标。本书的目的是详细讨论计算机组织与结构的基本原理,并将这些基本原理与目前的设计问题关联起来。

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Preface
PART ONE OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Organization and Architecture
1.2 Structure and Function
1.3 Why Study Computer Organization and Architecture?
Chapter 2 Computer Evolution and Performance
2.1 A Brief History of Computers
2.2 Designing for Performance
2.3 Pentium and PowerPC Evolution
2.4 Recommended Reading
2.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
PART 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 lnterconnection Structures
3.4 Bus Interconnection
3.5 PCI
3.6 Recommended Reading
3.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Appendix 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 and PowerPC Cache Organizations
4.5 Recommended Reading
4.6 KeyTerms, Review Questions, and Problems
Appendix 4A Performance Characteristics of Two-Level Memories
Chapter 5 Internal Memory
5.1 Semiconductor Main Memory
5.2 Error Correction
5.3 Advanced DRAM Organization
5.4 Recommended Reading
5.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 6 External Memory
6.1 Magnetic Disk
6.2 RAID
6.3 Optical Memory
6.4 Magnetic Tape
6.5 Recommended Reading
6.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Chapter 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
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 II and PowerPC Memory Management
8.5 Recommended Reading
8.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
PART THREE THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
Chapter 9 Computer Arithmetic
9.1 The Arithmetic and Logic Unit
9.2 Integer Representation
9.3 Integer Arithmetic
9.4 Floating-Point Representation
9.5 Floating-Point Arithmetic
9.6 Recommended Reading
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 Pentium and PowerPC Data Types
10.4 Types of Operations
10.5 Pentium and PowerPC Operation Types
10.6 Assembly Language
10.7 Recommended Reading
10.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems
Appendix 10A Stacks
Appendix 10B Little-, Big-, and Bi-Endian
Chapter 11 Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats
Chapter 12 Processor Structure and Function
Chapter 13 Reduced Instruction Set Computers
Chapter 14 Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors
Chapter 15 The IA-64 Architecture
PART FOUR THE CONTROL UNIT
Chapter 16 Control Unit Operation
Chapter 17 Microprogrammed Control
PART FIVE PARALLEL ORGANIZATION
Chapter 18 Parallel Processing
Appendix A Number Systems
Appendix B Digital Logic
Appendix C Projects for Teaching Computer Organization and Architecture
Glossary
References
Index