Stallings, William.

Computer organization and architecture: designing for performance. / William Stallings. - 10th ed. - Boston : Pearson, 2016. - 856 p. : 23 cm.

Includes appendix and index.

Contents: Part one: Introduction:Basic concepts and computer evolution -- Performance issues -- Part two: The computer system: A top-level view of computer function and interconnection -- Cache memory -- Internal memory -- External memory -- Input/ output -- Operating system support -- Part three: Arithmetic and logic: Number systems -- computer arithmetic -- Digital logic -- Part four: The central processing unit: Instruction sets: characteristics and functions -- Instruction sets: addressing modes and formats -- Processor structure and function -- Reduced instruction set computers -- Instruction-level parallelism and superscaler processors -- Part five: Parallel organization: Parallel processing -- Multicore computers -- General-purpose graphic processing units -- Part six: The control unit: Control unit operation -- Microprogrammed control.

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QA76.9.C643(10e)