Preface
About the Author
Part One. Introduction
Chapter 1. Basic Concepts and Computer Evolution
Chapter 2. Performance Concepts
Part Two. The computer system
Chapter 3. A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection
Chapter 4. The Memory Hierarchy: Locality and Performance
Chapter 5. Cache Memory
Chapter 6. Internal Memory
Chapter 7. External Memory
Chapter 8. Input/Output
Chapter 9. Operating System Support
Part Three. Arithmetic and logic
Chapter 10. Number Systems
Chapter 11. Computer Arithmetic
Chapter 12. Digital Logic
Part Four. Instruction sets and assembly language
Chapter 13. Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions
Chapter 14. Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats
Chapter 15. Assembly Language and Related Topics
Part Five. The central processing unit
Chapter 16. Processor Structure and Function
Chapter 17. Reduced Instruction Set Computers
Chapter 18. Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors
Chapter 19. Control Unit Operation and Microprogrammed Control
Part Six. Parallel organization
Chapter 20. Parallel Processing
Chapter 21. Multicore Computers
Appendices
Glossary
References

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