LITERATURE AND STUDY MATERIALS - READING LIST
“Computer Organization and Design: the Hardware/Software Interface”, 4th Edition, D.A.Patterson, J.L.Hennessy, Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, 2010.
ISA of RISC architectures (review)
Basics of pipelining,
Pipelining in MIPS microprocessors.
Datapath and control unit design for pipelined CPU.
Data, control and structural hazards.
Superscalar and out-of-order basics.
Branch prediction.
Cache memories concept.
Caches architectures and algorithms.
Virtual memory.
Input/output devices.
Storage devices performance and reliability.
Microprocessor systems interfacing.
“Computer Organization and Design: the Hardware/Software Interface”, 4th Edition, D.A.Patterson, J.L.Hennessy, Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, 2010.