Computer Organization and Architecture, Global Edition, 10th Edition

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.

Table of Contents

Part One Introduction
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
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
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 T he Control Unit
Chapter 20 Control Unit Operation
Chapter 21 Microprogrammed Control

Appendix A Projects for Teaching Computer Organization and Architecture
Appendix B Assembly Language and Related Topics