Computer Organization and Architecture: Themes and Variations stresses the structure of the complete system (CPU, memory, buses and peripherals) and reinforces that core content with an emphasis on divergent examples. This approach to computer architecture is an effective arrangement that provides sufficient detail at the logic and organizational levels appropriate for EE/ECE departments as well as for Computer Science readers. The text goes well beyond the minimal curriculum coverage and introduces topics that are important to anyone involved with computer architecture in a way that is both thought provoking and interesting to all.
Key Features
- Instead of focusing on the heart of the computer, the CPU, this book covers all elements of the computer system and provides a more balanced approach.
- Extensive coverage of Input/Output techniques and computer buses is provided as well as in depth material on both system memory and secondary storage.
- Includes an entire chapter devoted to Multimedia processing, outlining the way in which computers have been developed to facilitate the processing of audio and video.
- Uses the ARM processor, with its simple architecture and wide range of applications, as the prime example for illustrate computer architecture concepts.
Contents
Part I. The Beginning
- 1. Computer Systems Architecture
- 2. Computer Arithmetic and Digital Logic
Part II. Instruction Set Architectures
- 3. Architecture and Organization
- 4. Instruction Set Architectures – Breadth and Depth
- 5. Computer Architecture and Multimedia
Part III. Organization and Efficiency
- 6. Performance – Meaning and Metrics
- 7. Processor Control
- 8. Beyond RISC: Superscalar, VLIW, and Itanium
Part IV. The System
- 9. Cache Memory and Virtual Memory
- 10. Main Memory
- 11. Secondary Storage
- 12. Input/Output
Part V. Processor-Level Parallelism
- 13. Processor-Level Parallelism
About the Authors
- Alan Clements studied Electronics at the University of Sussex. He was awarded a Ph.D. at Loughborough University in equalizers for digital data transmission in 1976. During the 1970s when literature on microcomputer design was comparatively rare, Dr. Clements wrote one of the first books in this area, The Principles of Computer Hardware. It was one of the first undergraduate texts to cover the whole spectrum of computer hardware at an introductory level, with topics ranging from Boolean algebra to peripherals that measure rotational velocity. In the 1980s Dr. Clements wrote a definitive text on microprocessor systems design which featured Motorola processors. Motorola honored Dr. Clements by endowing him with a personal chair at Teesside. Following his earlier successes Dr. Clements has become increasingly interested in the problems of teaching computer architecture and involved with education. In 2001 he became chair of the Computer Society's international student competition, CSIDC and in the same year received a National Teaching Fellowship in the UK, the UK's highest award for higher education. In 2009 he was elected Fellow of the IEEE for contributions to computer science education and became also became second Vice President of the IEEE Computer Society. Dr. Clements is the recipient of the 2002 Computer Science Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award (IEEE CS) for teaching excellence reflected on textbooks with major impact on computer architecture education as well is the 2007 Taylor L. Booth award recipient for outstanding contributions to education in the field of computer architecture.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 936 pages
- Publisher: CL Engineering; 1 edition (January 1, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1111987041
- ISBN-13: 978-1111987046
- Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.5 inches
- List Price: $130.95