Introduction
Why and What is this course ?
What is a computer ?
Digital Binary Systems
Two-Level Combinational Logic
Logic Functions
Gate Logic
Two-Level Simplification
Instructions: Language of the Computer
Operations and Operands of the Computer Hardware
Representing Instructions in the Computer
Logical Operations
Instructions for Making Decisions
Supporting Procedures in Computer Hardware
Communicating with People
MIPS Addressing for 32-Bit Immediates and Addresses
Translating and Starting a Program
Arrays versus Pointers
Arithmetic for Computers
Signed and Unsigned Numbers
Addition and Subtraction
Constructing a Basic Arithmetic Logic Unit
Multiplication and Division
Floating Point
Assessing and Understanding Performance
CPU Performance and Its Factors
Measuring Performance
The Processor: Datapath and Control
Memory Elements
Building a Datapath
A Simple Implementation Scheme
Finite State Machines
A Multicycle Scheme
Exceptions
Microprogramming
Enhancing Performance with Pipelining
An Overview of Pipelining
A Pipelined Datapath
Pipelined Control
Data Hazards and Forwarding
Data Hazards and Stalls
Branch Hazards
Exploiting Memory Hierarchy
The Basic of Caches
Measuring and Improving Cache Performance
A Common Framework for Memory Hierarchies