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Modern Computer Architecture and Organization – Second Edition

You're reading from   Modern Computer Architecture and Organization – Second Edition Learn x86, ARM, and RISC-V architectures and the design of smartphones, PCs, and cloud servers

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803234519
Length 666 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing Computer Architecture FREE CHAPTER 2. Digital Logic 3. Processor Elements 4. Computer System Components 5. Hardware-Software Interface 6. Specialized Computing Domains 7. Processor and Memory Architectures 8. Performance-Enhancing Techniques 9. Specialized Processor Extensions 10. Modern Processor Architectures and Instruction Sets 11. The RISC-V Architecture and Instruction Set 12. Processor Virtualization 13. Domain-Specific Computer Architectures 14. Cybersecurity and Confidential Computing Architectures 15. Blockchain and Bitcoin Mining Architectures 16. Self-Driving Vehicle Architectures 17. Quantum Computing and Other Future Directions in Computer Architectures 18. Other Books You May Enjoy
19. Index
Appendix

Digital Logic

This chapter builds upon the introductory topics presented in Chapter 1, Introducing Computer Architecture, and provides a firm understanding of the digital building blocks used in the design of modern processors and other sophisticated electronic circuits. We begin with a discussion of basic electrical circuit elements. Next, we introduce transistors and examine their use as switching components in simple logic gates. We then construct latches, flip-flops, and ring counters from logic gates. More complex processor components, including registers and adders, are developed by combining the devices introduced earlier. The concept of sequential logic, which means logic that contains state information that varies over time, is developed. The chapter ends with an introduction to hardware description languages, which represent the design method of choice for complex digital devices.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Electrical circuits
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