Lessons 1: Introduction

• What’s New in the Eleventh Edition
• Support of ACM/IEEE Computer Science and Computer Engineering Curriculum
• Objectives
• Example Systems
• Plan of the Text

Lessons 2: Basic Concepts and Computer Evolution

• Organisation and Architecture
• Structure and Function
• The IAS Computer
• Gates, Memory Cells, Chips, and Multichip Modules
• The Evolution of the Intel x86 Architecture
• Embedded Systems
• ARM Architecture

Lessons 3: Performance Concepts

• Designing for Performance
• Multicore, Mics, and GPGPUs
• Two Laws that Provide Insight: Amdahl's Law and Little’s Law
• Basic Measures of Computer Performance
• Calculating the Mean
• Benchmarks and Specification

Lessons 4: A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection

• Computer Components
• Computer Function
• Interconnection Structures
• Bus Interconnection
• Point-to-Point Interconnect
• PCI Express

Lessons 5: The Memory Hierarchy: Locality and Performance

• Principle of Locality
• Characteristics of Memory Systems
• The Memory Hierarchy
• Performance Modelling Of A Multilevel Memory Hierarch

Lessons 6: Cache Memory

• Cache Memory Principles
• Elements of Cache Design
• Intel x86 Cache Organisation
• The IBM z13 Cache Organisation
• Cache Performance Models

Lessons 7: Internal Memory

• Semiconductor Main Memory
• Error Correction
• DDR DRAM
• eDRAM
• Flash Memory
• Newer Nonvolatile Solid-State Memory Technologies

Lessons 8: External Memory

• Magnetic Disk
• RAID
• Solid State Drives
• Optical Memory
• Magnetic Tape

Lessons 9: Input/Output

• External Devices
• I/O Modules
• Programmed I/O
• Interrupt-Driven I/O
• Direct Memory Access
• Direct Cache Access
• I/O Channels and Processors
• External Interconnection Standards
• IBM z13 I/O Structure

Lessons 10: Operating System Support

• Operating System Overview
• Scheduling
• Memory Management
• Intel x86 Memory Management
• ARM Memory Management

Lessons 11: Number Systems

• The Decimal System
• Positional Number Systems
• The Binary System
• Converting Between Binary and Decimal
• Hexadecimal Notation

Lessons 12: Computer Arithmetic

• The Arithmetic and Logic Unit
• Integer Representation
• Integer Arithmetic
• Floating-Point Representation
• Floating-Point Arithmetic

Lessons 13: Digital Logic

• Boolean Algebra
• Gates
• Combinational Circuits
• Sequential Circuits
• Programmable Logic Devices

Lessons 14: Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions

• Machine Instruction Characteristics
• Types of Operands
• Intel x86 and ARM Data Types
• Types of Operations
• Intel x86 and ARM Operation Types
• Appendix 13A Little-, Big-, and Bi-Endian

Lessons 15: Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats

• Addressing Modes
• x86 and ARM Addressing Modes
• Instruction Formats
• x86 and ARM Instruction Formats

Lessons 16: Assembly Language and Related Topics

• Assembly Language Concepts
• Motivation For Assembly Language Programming
• Assembly Language Elements
• EXAMPLES
• Types of assemblers
• Assemblers
• Loading and Linking

Lessons 17: Processor Structure and Function

• Processor Organisation
• Register Organization
• Instruction Cycle
• Instruction Pipelining
• Processor Organisation for Pipelining
• The x86 Processor Family
• The ARM Processor

Lessons 18: Reduced Instruction Set Computers

• Instruction Execution Characteristics
• The Use of a Large Register File
• Compiler-Based Register Optimisation
• Reduced Instruction Set Architecture
• RISC Pipelining
• MIPS R4000
• SPARC
• Processor Organisation For Pipelining
• CISC, RISC and Contemporary Systems

Lessons 19: Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors

• Overview
• Overview Design Issues
• Intel Core Microarchitecture
• ARM Cortex-A8
• ARM Cortex-M3

Lessons 20: Control Unit Operation and Microprogrammed Control

• Micro-Operations
• Control of the Processor
• Hardwired Implementation
• Microprogrammed Control

Lessons 21: Parallel Processing

• Multiple Processor Organisations
• Symmetric Multiprocessors
• Cache Coherence and the MESI Protocol
• Multithreading and Chip Multiprocessors
• Clusters
• Nonuniform Memory Access

Lessons 22: Multicore Computers

• Hardware Performance Issues
• Software Performance Issues
• Multicore Organisation
• Heterogeneous Multicore Organisation
• INTEL Core i7-5960X
• ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore
• IBM z13 Mainframe

Appendix A: System Buses

• A.1 Bus Structure
• A.2 Multiple-Bus Hierarchies
• A.3 Elements of Bus Design

Appendix B: Victim Cache Strategies

• B.1 Victim Cache
• B.2 Selective Victim Cache

Appendix C: Interleaved Memory

Appendix D: The International Reference Alphabet

Appendix E: Stacks

• E.1 Stacks
• E.2 Stack Implementation
• E.3 Expression Evaluation

Appendix F: Recursive Procedures

• F.1 Recursion
• F.2 Activation Tree Representation
• F.3 Stack Implementation
• F.4 Recursion And Iteration

Appendix G: Additional Instruction Pipeline Topics

• G.1 Pipeline Reservation Tables
• G.2 Reorder Buffers
• G.3 Tomasulo’s Algorithm
• G.4 Scoreboarding

Basic Concepts and Computer Evolution

• Installing Expansion Cards on a Motherboard
• Supplying Power to a SATA Drive
• Providing Cooling and Ventilation to a Motherboard
• Installing Motherboard Components
• Replacing the Battery of a Smartphone and Inserting a Memory Card

Performance Concepts

• Calculating the Mean

A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection

• Assembling Computer Components
• Installing a USB 3.0 PCI Express Card (2.0 x4)

The Memory Hierarchy: Locality and Performance

• Determining the Characteristics of Memory Devices in a Memory Architecture

Cache Memory

• Determining L3 Cache Sizes for The Processors

Internal Memory

• Determining Semiconductor Memory Types and Their Erasure Processes

External Memory

• Connecting the Motherboard to the Internal Hard Drive

Input/Output

• Connecting a Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor to a Computer
• Installing a NIC
• Connecting a workstation to the Ethernet and to the Internet
• Connecting the Hub with Different Devices Using USB Cables
• Installing FireWire Cards

Operating System Support

• Configuring a Wireless Client

Number Systems

• Converting Fraction Decimal Number into Equivalent Binary Number

Computer Arithmetic

• Converting Decimal Number into Two's Complement Binary Number

Digital Logic

• Identifying Types of Logic Gates

Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions

• Changing the Resolution Settings

Instruction Sets: Addressing Modes and Formats

• Identify the Addressing Mode

Assembly Language and Related Topics

• Using Greatest Common Divisor

Processor Structure and Function

• Installing a Processor

Reduced Instruction Set Computers

• Determining Characteristics of Processors

Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors

• Understanding the Intel Core Microarchitecture

Control Unit Operation and Microprogrammed Control

• Understanding The Functioning of Microprogrammed Control Unit

Parallel Processing

• Determining the Types of Parallel Processor Systems
• Installing Memory Modules

Multicore Computers

• Identifying Chip Organisations
• Identifying Levels of Cache
• Determining ARM ACE Cache Line States