B261 Systems Architecture

Table of Contents

B261 Systems Architecture

Objectives

B261 Topics

Reading

Organisation

Today

Computer Organisation

A Puzzle

Translation

More Translation

Levels of Abstraction

Another Interpretation?

Stored Program Computer

Memory in MIPS architecture

Registers

Instruction Set

PPT Slide

What is "Computer Architecture" (Patterson)

Forces on Computer Architecture (Patterson)

Trends in Performance

Trends in Performance

Technology: Microprocessor Logic Density (Patterson)

Performance Trends (Patterson)

CPU and LAN Performance (Patterson)

Summary

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