Computer Organization and Architecture_Tổ chức và Kiến trúc máy tính

This course in an introduction to computer architecture and organization. It will cover topics in both the physical design of the computer (organization) and the logical design of the computer (architecture). The main contents include the organization of a simple stored-program computer: CPU, busses and memory; Instruction sets, machine code, and assembly language; Conventions for assembly language generated by compilers; Floating-point number representation; Hardware organization of simple processors; Address translation and virtual memory; Very introductory examples of input/output devices, interrupt handling and multi-tasking systems. Chapter covered: Computer Evolution and Performance; A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection; Cache Memory; Internal Memory; External Memory; Input/Output; Operating System Support; Instruction Sets: Characteristics and Functions; Processor Structure and Function; Reduced Instruction Set Computers; Instruction-Level Parallelism and Superscalar Processors; Parallel Processing; Multicore Computers.