Computer Architecture Lecture Notes

Computer Organization And Architecture

This PDF describes the following topics related to Computer Architecture : Structure Of Computers, Generations Of A Computer, First Generation, Classification Digital Computer Based On Size And Capability, Classification Based On Number Of Microprocessors, Functional Unit , Basic Operational Concepts, The Von Neumann Architecture , Bus Structures, Comparison Between RISC And CISC, Multiprocessors And Multicomputer, Basic Computer Organization And Design, Algorithm.

Author(s): Vardhaman College Of Engineering

123 Pages

Computer Architecture Introduction

The note will review fundamental structures in modern microprocessor and computer system architecture design. Topics covered includes: CPU Performance and Metrics, Instruction Set Architecture, Implementation and Pipelining, Exceptions, Multi-cycle Ops, Dynamic Scheduling, Dynamic Branch Prediction, Multiple Issue and Speculation,Static Scheduling, Loop Unrolling, and Software Pipelining, Caches, Main Memory, Virtual Memory, Multiprocessors, Multithreading and I/O.

Author(s): Maxwell Dworkin

NA Pages

Architecture of High Performance Computers

This note will give an introduction to designing and programming high performance processors. Topics covered includes: Branch Prediction, renaming, precise interrupts, Register Renaming, Wakeup, Bypass, Broadcast, Load-Store Queue, Commit, Recovery from speculation: RRF and RRAT, SRAM vs CAM based checkpoint, ROB based OOO processor design Little's Law, Non-Selective and Deferred Selective Replay, SRAM and DRAM Cells, CAM Cells, Pentium Trace Cache, Date Prefetching, Cache Design with Cacti, NUCA Caches, Routing and Flow Control, Hardware Security, Flow Control, Coherence and Consistency, Coherence Protocols, Directory Coherence and Atomic Primitives, Memory Consistency Models.

Author(s): Dr. Smruti R. Sarangi

NA Pages

Computer Architecture by University of Oslo

This note covers the following topics: Basics of computer architecture, Introduction to Digital Electronics, Binary Numbers, Boolean Algebra, Combinational Logic Circuits, Sequential Logic Circuits, Von Neumann Architecture, Optimizing Hardware Performance, Low-level programming, Programming in C, Character encodings, Assembly programming.

Author(s): Philipp Hafliger, Dag Langmyhr and Omid Mirmotahari

112 Pages

Introduction to Computer Architecture

This note will describe the basics of modern processor operation. Topics covered includes: computer system performance, instruction set architectures, pipelining, branch prediction, memory-hierarchy design, and a brief introduction to multiprocessor architecture issues.

Author(s): Steven Swanson

NA Pages

Computer Organization and Architecture Lecture Notes

This note covers the following topics: History Of Compuers, Machine Instruction Set, Instruction Pipelining, Processor Control Unit, Microprogrammed Control Unit.

Author(s): Shri Vishnu Engineering College For Women

90 Pages

Capability Based Computer Systems

This book is an introduction, a survey, a history,and an evaluation of capability-and object-based computer systems.This book explains the following topics: Capability- and Object-Based System Concepts, Early Descriptor Architectures, Early Capability Architectures, The Plessey System, The Cambridge CAP Computer, The Hydra System, The StarOS System, The IBM System/38, The Intel iAPX 432 and Issues in Capability-Based Architectures.

Author(s): Henry M. Levy

NA Pages

Computer Architecture Tutorial

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