Computer organization and architecture : designing for performance / William Stallings.

Includes bibliographical references.

Computer Evolution and Performance -- A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection -- Cache Memory -- Internal Memory -- External Memory -- External Memory -- Operating System Support -- Number Systems -- Computer Arithmetic -- Computer Arithmetic -- Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions -- Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats -- Processor Structure and Function -- Reduced Instruction Set Computers -- Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors -- Parallel Processing -- Multicore Computers --

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