Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture

(The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture provides a one-semester introduction to computet organization and architecture. Created in direct correlation to the ACM-IEEE Computing Curricula 2001 guidelines, this text exposes the inner workings of a modern digital computer through an integrated presentation of fundamental concepts and principles. With real life examples and a focus on practical application, this text encourages its readers to develop a big picture understanding of how the essential organization and architecture concepts are applied in the world of computing.
Distinctive Features - The authors write from a computer science perspective, without machine-specific terminology, motivating topics before covering them. I/O and data compression are comprehensively covered, and cache memories and paging are introduced in a clear, straightforward presentation. - The text includes an overview of various architectures, including RIM superscalar machines, instruction-level parallelism, neural networks, and distributed architectures.
Learning Resources, including the MARII architecture, a memory tutorial and simulator, tutorial software, and more- ate provided on the books integrated web site: http://computerscience.jbpub.com/ECOA
Covers the ACM-IEEE Computing Curricula 2001 topics for Organization & Architecture:
AR1. Digital logic and digital systems
AR2. Machine-level representation of data
AR3. Assembly-level machine organization
AR4. Memory system organization and architecture
AR5. Interfacing and communication
AR6. Functional organization
AR7. Multiprocessing and alternative architectures
AR8. Performance enhancements
AR9. Architecture for networks and distributed systems)